Working Group on Incidental Catch and Discard Mortality of Groundfish in Gulf of Maine Fisheries

Principal Investigator: Yong Chen (Marine Science, UMaine) Partners: Robert Boenish (Marine Science, UMaine); Jocelyn Runnebaum (Marine Science, UMaine) Abstract: Groundfish (e.g. Cod, cusk, halibut) stocks in the Gulf of Maine (GOM) currently are at or near historically low population levels. Fishery closures and reductions of quota have caused the loss of thousands of fisheries jobs and stressed Maine’s read more Working Group on Incidental Catch and Discard Mortality of Groundfish in Gulf of Maine Fisheries