. Development and evolution of the sea herring fishery management plan. Herring; Fisheries; Fishery management; Fishing. •MIUP O. COATCa oiaccTon ^ivtat'on of isitatUif <Jfi&ne'*4e& 100 '&/tmcMf/ae C/trecl Motion, ,. /lfHJf/r/mie/6 02202 ^^^JHuK /SFX RECEIVE! May 6, 1981. Mr. Robert A. Jones, Chairman New England Fishery Management Council Suntaug Office Park 5 Broadway (Route 1) Saugus, MA 01906 Dear Bob: In response to your April 3th letter requesting informa- tion on Massachusetts' present and future herring management measures, Massachusetts has demonstrated its record of su
. Development and evolution of the sea herring fishery management plan. Herring; Fisheries; Fishery management; Fishing. •MIUP O. COATCa oiaccTon ^ivtat'on of isitatUif <Jfi&ne'*4e& 100 '&/tmcMf/ae C/trecl Motion, ,. /lfHJf/r/mie/6 02202 ^^^JHuK /SFX RECEIVE! May 6, 1981. Mr. Robert A. Jones, Chairman New England Fishery Management Council Suntaug Office Park 5 Broadway (Route 1) Saugus, MA 01906 Dear Bob: In response to your April 3th letter requesting informa- tion on Massachusetts' present and future herring management measures, Massachusetts has demonstrated its record of support for the Council's Sea Herring Management Plan. Sea herring regulations (attached) governing the fishery in Massachusetts territorial waters were implemented on October 18, 1979. These regulations defined State waters management areas, set incidental catch provisions, and established procedures for closures which have subsequently been used on two occasions (October 1979 and 1980) to-close the fishery in our Northern Massachusetts Management Area. Unlike Council regulations which oblige the Regional Director to close FCZ fisheries in attempts to keep catch within area/period quotas, Massachusetts regulations give me the option to close or keep the fisheries open. I have used this flexibility to acquire industry insights and concerns at public hearings and to consider other states' responses to federal waters' closures. I intend to continue this procedure with future FCZ closures. Planned future management measures include those being considered by the Council; , possible spawning area closures in territorial waters and adoption of a nine inch (total length) and larger herring as those to be counted against the Council quota. I am receptive to any strategy that benefits the resource and simplifies management. As you know. Bob, I have become increasingly concerned about the effectiveness of the Herring Management Plan and the various states' abilities or desires to com
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