The Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s Cooperative Research Branch is holding a series of workshops in August and September to hear from fisheries stakeholders throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England.
NEFSC: 2017 Sweep Efficiency Study Targets Summer Flounder
Testing the efficiency of different sweep types on fishing nets was the focus of twin trawling operations August 18-28 aboard the F/V Karen Elizabeth from Point Judith, RI. The target species: summer flounder, with red hake and winter flounder a secondary priority. Summer flounder, also known as fluke, is a flatfish that tends to stay on the ocean bottom. A valuable commercial and recreational fishery, it is found in offshore waters in the winter and in inshore waters throughout the summer.
2018/2019 Atlantic Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program
NEFSC 2016 Study Fleet Solicitation - Due Aug. 11, 2016
2016-2017 Monkfish Research Set-Aside Awards Announced
Mid-Atlantic Council Announces Funded Collaborative Research Projects
October 2015 Council Meeting Summary
June 2015 Council Meeting Summary
NOAA Fisheries Announces Funding for NEAMAP Trawl Surveys
Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation to Host International Collaborative Research Summit
Fleet Communication System Aims to Reduce Butterfish Bycatch
CFRF Offers Mid-Atlantic Fishermen Bycatch Avoidance Gear Modification Vouchers
The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation is currently administering a voucher program for fishing vessel owners to obtain financial assistance to install one or both promising gear modifications onboard their vessels for use in small mesh fisheries (including squid, whiting, and scup) to avoid unwanted bycatch of winter flounder.
ACCSP Seeks Fishing Industry's Input on Electronic Reporting
The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) has brought together fishermen, dealers, and fisheries managers to evaluate electronic reporting on the Atlantic coast. The first part of this project is a survey to collect attitudes and opinions from Atlantic coast fishermen and dealers about the current state of electronic reporting.