ASSOCIATED PRESS • April 13, 2022
The federal government has approved a proposal to increase at-sea monitoring of some commercial fishing trips to 100 percent. At-sea monitors are workers who collect data on board commercial fishing boats to help inform regulations and management of species. The rules apply to valuable species that are harvested in the Northeast such as cod, haddock and flounder. Pentony said the new rules will replace the old process of calculating a target for the level of monitoring coverage every year.