Proposed Change To Atlantic Herring Regulation -- April 14 Hearing

[Brandon-K]

PROPOSED CHANGE TO ATLANTIC HERRING REGULATION -- APRIL 14 HEARING

DURHAM, N.H. - The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's Marine Fisheries Division will hold a public hearing regarding a proposed change to the rules for taking Atlantic sea herring on Monday, April 14, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at the Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road in Portsmouth, N.H.

The hearing centers around a proposed change in the sea herring regulation that would allow the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department to implement measures to slow the rate of harvest in the directed Atlantic herring fishery in order to prevent an early closure of the fishery, which occurs if the annual quota is reached.

For more information, call Doug Grout, Acting Marine Fisheries Division Chief, in N.H. Fish and Game's Region 3 office in Durham at (603) 868-1095.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is the guardian of the state's fish, wildlife and marine resources and their habitats. Visit http://www.FishNH.com.

[Brandon-K]

ATLANTIC HERRING LANDING RESTRICTED

DURHAM, N.H. – New Hampshire Fish and Game's Marine Fisheries Division today announced that effective May 1, 2008, commercial fishermen will not be allowed to land Atlantic herring taken from Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Management Area 1A from May 1-31. The May closure will be followed by a period of restricted days -- beginning June 1, 2008, commercial fishermen will be prohibited from landing Atlantic herring taken from Management Area 1A on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The restriction applies from 12:01 a.m. on Thursdays to midnight on Sundays. The restriction will remain in effect until December 31, 2008, or until further amended. Similar restrictions were in effect in 2005, 2006 and 2007. For full text visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/News...re_043008.html.
CONTACT: Doug Grout or Clare McBane: 603-868-1095; Jane Vachon: 603-271-3211