April 8, 2014 — The following was released by the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation (CFRF). The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation (CFRF) is a non profit, private research foundation founded and directed by members of the commercial fishing industry and other support businesses based in Rhode Island. Its primary mission is to support teams of scientists and fishing industry members working together collaboratively on research and data collection projects important to the fishing industry in the southern New England region.