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Protect Essential Fish Habitat in the Gulf of Maine

Call for a No-Take Area for Stellwagen in the Gulf of Maine for habitat research and sustainable fisheries

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The New England Fishery Management Council is undertaking a public process to improve protection of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for groundfish (cod, haddock, pollock, hake, etc.).  As part of this process, the Council voted 12 to 2 to select the Stellwagen Dedicated Habitat Research Area with a Northern Reference Area as a preferred alternative in its Draft Omnibus EFH Amendment 2. Join with us…

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