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Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis)

 

  (photo by Anne Simpson)

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• News, most recent first

  • April 23, 2013: Industry Advisory Panel meeting April 30, Portland, to discuss management for 2014 season and beyond
  • April 18, 2013: Preliminary 2013 landings data
  • March 21, 2013: ASMFC begins preparations for northern shrimp benchmark stock assessment; data workshop May 1-3, Portland Maine
  • March 8, 2013: Shrimp season specifications update - days added and trip limits removed, season to end April 12, more
  • January 29, 2013: Results from pre-season shrimp traps
  • January 14, 2013: Results from pre-season shrimp tows
  • December 4, 2012: ASMFC Northern Shrimp Section sets specifications for 2013 season
  • November 21, 2012: 2012 assessment report available here c/o ASMFC
  • November 15, 2012: ASMFC Northern Shrimp Section approves Addendum I to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (ASMFC press release, 1 page, PDF file)
  • April 25, 2012: 2012 landings reports from dealers and port samples (preliminary)

  • December 2011: Clarification concerning requirement for possession of a federal multispecies permit for the northern shrimp fishery
  • October 2011: ASMFC Northern Shrimp Section approves Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (ASMFC press release, 1 page, PDF file)

• General Fishery and Fishery Management Information

  • Biology, stock assessment, and fishery management of Northern Shrimp in the Gulf of Maine (c/o Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC))
  • Maine commercial shrimp fishing license applications (go to Marine Harvesting Application)
  • Maine commercial shrimp tow location information
  • Maine shrimp landings data
  • Maine shrimp laws (§6804 and §6805) and regulations (Chapter 45, PDF file)
  • Report from the Task Force to Study Limited Entry in the Maine Shrimp Fishery, 2000 - pdf file, 7 pages, 350 kb

• Research, Biology, and Assessment

  • Biology, stock assessment, and fishery management of Northern Shrimp in the Gulf of Maine (c/o Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC))
  • Gear research meeting and report, Portland, Sep. 23, 2010
  • 2007 Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) and Review Committee (SARC) reports, go down to SAW 45
  • Maine shrimp research priorities, as set in 2000
  • Annual Gulf of Maine shrimp survey pictures, guides, and results

• Markets and Food

  • Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Responsibly Harvested branding program
  • Maine shrimp cookbook available
  • Port Clyde's community supported fishery, Washington Post, January 2009
  • Monterery Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch considers northern shrimp from the western North Atlantic to be a "Good Alternative"
  • Food article, New York Sun, January 2008 | Food article, Boston Globe, February 2007

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