November 12, 2014 — New restrictions go into effect tomorrow would effectively halt cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine for the next six months. And in Revere this week, the New England Fishery Management Council’s Groundfish Committee is deliberating over possible regulations once those restrictions expire in May.
As the deliberations continue, governor-elect Charlie Baker is repeating his assertion that the state should do more of its own research on the groundfish stock in the Gulf of Maine, rather than relying on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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