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Getting “On Deck” with Jonah Crab Data Collection Nov 3, 2014 Fishermen know that the key to successful fishery management is reliable and complete data on their target stock. Concerned that... |
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Understanding the Role of Data in Fisheries Management Nov 3, 2014 From catch and landings data to ecological data, many different sources of information inform our understanding of how we manage fish... |
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Supply Chain Perspectives from Trawl to Table Nov 3, 2014 Many factors go into the decisions made along the seafood supply chain, from the fisherman deciding whether to take a fishing trip, to the... |
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Web-Based Dashboard Reveals Effects of Catch Share Program Nov 3, 2014 The shift to catch shares in 2010 fundamentally altered the Northeast groundfish fishery. Stakeholders, managers, and scientists frequently... |
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NEFMC Nearing Decision On Omnibus Habitat Amendment Nov 3, 2014 After more than 10 years of on-again, off-again deliberations, the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) is preparing to take... |
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Workshop Explores Avenues For Data System Improvements Nov 3, 2014 The Northeast Federal Fishery Dependent Data Visioning Workshop was held in New Bedford, Massachusetts on June 30th and July 1st, and... |
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Ocean Acidification: A Growing Concern in the Gulf of Maine May 28, 2014 When carbon dioxide dissolves into seawater, it forms carbonic acid that lowers the waters pH, making the more acidic--this is ocean... |
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Fishery Dependent Data Visioning Effort Prepares for Phase II May 28, 2014 In September 2013, NOAA Fisheries initiated the Northeast Federal Fishery Dependent Data Visioning Project, a collaborative effort to... |
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Exploring the Business of Groundfish Sectors May 28, 2014 As part of GMRI's ongoing technical assistance to groundfish sectors, Fisheries Technical Assistance Program and Research staff are... |
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Climate Change in Fisheries Brings Stakeholders Together in D.C. May 28, 2014 Climate change continues to remain the focus of various regional and national workshops, meetings, and conferences. Twice within the first... |
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Businesses Create an Eat Dogfish World May 28, 2014 Dogfish. The word alone can incite scorn among fishermen as the treacherous, yet practically worthless species that fishing nets cant stay... |
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Regional Brand Builds Markets for Gulf of Maine Seafood Jan 5, 2014 Gulf of Maine seafood competes in a massive global marketplace -- one in which the United States imports 91% of its seafood. Communicating... |
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MREP expands to Southeast US Fishery Region Jan 5, 2014 Over the past decade, GMRI has collaborated with New England fishing industry members John Williamson and Mary Beth Tooley to deliver the... |
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Fishing Area Selectivity Tool (FAST) Expands Focus and Functionality Jan 5, 2014 For the last three years, GMRI has worked with the groundfish industry to pilot a web-based portal and mapping tool to enable an industry-... |
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Preparing for Emerging Fisheries Jan 5, 2014 Earlier issues of Waypoints highlight how warming ocean temperatures, driven by climate change, are changing physical and ecological... |