April 27, 2012 – An 80 percent cut in the quota for yellowtail flounder in Georges Bank goes into effect May 1.
An 80 percent cut to the allowed yellowtail flounder catch in prime New England fishing grounds is set to deal a heavy blow to a local fishing industry already edging toward collapse.
The new regulatory quota for yellowtail in Georges Bank goes into effect May 1. Combined with various other problems, it's prompted officials, including Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, to ask the U.S. Commerce Department to declare New England's fishery a disaster.
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