Shrimp Fishery Showing Signs of Life?
To say the Northern shrimp fishery has had a few rough years would be more than an understatement.
In fact, not too long ago, many in the industry were starting to talk about the possible end of this once lucrative and profitable fishery.
One cannot understate the growth of the shrimp fishery off northeastern Newfoundland.
The fishery for Northern shrimp began off the coast of Labrador in SFA (shrimp fishing area) 5 in the mid-1970s, primarily in the Hopedale and Cartwright Channels, ...
Dealing with Trends and Countertrends
As the end of this decade starts to draw closer, climate change and the subsequent warming of the world’s oceans, notably the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, continues to be a major concern for the North American fishing industry.
Nowhere is this warming phenomenon more present than in the nearby Gulf of Maine. The Gulf of Maine stretches from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia and it is a key intersection between cold water masses from the Arctic and warm water masses from the Gulf Stream.
The National ...
Lobster Settlement Numbers Still a Concern
Last August, The Navigator reported on some potentially disturbing findings that emerged from the 2016 American Lobster Settlement Index (ALSI).
The University of Maine-based ALSI is an annual monitoring program that quantifies the pulse of newly-settled lobsters that repopulate rocky, coastal nursery grounds in New England and Atlantic Canada. Examining this segment of the lobster life history, according to the Index, is especially valuable because it is the only time when one can identify, ...
