Tag: NEFMC

Press Release: Save the Sound applauds steps taken by New England Fishery Management Council toward protecting river herring

Soundkeeper Bill Lucey encouraged about prospects for recovery in Long Island Sound region While Amendment 10 did not get reinstated to the New England Fishery Management Council’s official priorities list for 2026, the Council did add some of its key components that could protect shad and river herring during Thursday’s final session of its December […]

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Good News for Fisheries

Press Release: Save the Sound Commends NEFMC for Adding River Herring Issue to Priorities for 2023 Larchmont, NY—The members of the New England Fishery Management Council refined the language of priorities important to reducing river herring bycatch on Thursday afternoon, then voted to include them on its list of priorities for 2023. “It’s a great […]

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Two Words to Save the Fishing Industry: Sanctuary and Spillover

Habitat is where fish make more fish. And New England needs more fish.

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