Cod Spawning Protection Area - New Hampshire Fish and Game ...

ManagingOur MarineResourcesThe Marine Fisheries Division of the NH Fishand Game Department is responsible for theregulation and promotion of recreational andcommercial marine fishing in the salt waters ofthe state. State waters include all waters within3 miles of the coastline; the area between 3and 200 miles from shore is under the jurisdictionof the Federal government. The MarineDivision conducts scientific investigationsto monitor marine resources and habitat aswell as the harvest of fishery resources withinstate waters. We also work with other statesthrough the Atlantic States Marine FisheriesCommission, as well as the New EnglandFisheries Management Council, to managemarine species throughout their range.The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission(www.ASMFC.org) was formedby the 15 Atlantic coast states in 1942, inrecognition that fish do not adhere to politicalboundaries. The Commission serves as adeliberative body, coordinating the conservationand management of the states’ sharednear-shore fishery resources – marine, shell,and anadromous – for sustainable use.The Commission’s mission is to promotethe better utilization of the fisheries of theAtlantic seaboard by the development of ajoint program for the promotion and protectionof such fisheries, and by the preventionof physical waste of the fisheries from anycause. It currently manages more than 26 species,including lobster, striped bass, bluefish,Atlantic sea herring, spiny dogfish, northernshrimp, and river herring. New Hampshire isrepresented on the ASMFC by three commissioners,including one representative fromFish and Game’s Marine Fisheries Division.The New England Fishery ManagementCouncil (www.NEFMC.org) is one of eightregional fishery councils created in 1976.NEFMC manages the living marine resourcesin the Federal waters (between 3 and 200miles offshore) off the New England coastline.The NEMFC includes three New Hampshiremembers – the head of the Marine Division aswell as two local fishermen. It has developedfishery management plans for groundfish(cod, haddock, flounders, etc.), scallops,Atlantic sea herring, monkfish, red crab,skates, Atlantic salmon, and habitat. Theplans are approved by the US Secretary ofCommerce and implemented by the NationalMarine Fisheries Service.Angler’s ShowplaceBoating Products Fishing Equipment MarineDover MarineCome see usfor all yourfishing needs!Bait • Tackle • Ice • CoffeeBreakfast & Lunch SandwichesMarine Provisioning & Accessories...NH’s Top ShelfDealerPhone: (603) 559-5638www.thechandlersloft.comCustomer Docking ConvientlyLocated Across From Peirce IslandBoat LaunchFresh & Frozen BaitTAX FREE NH17 New Rochester Road, Dover, NH 03820Phone: (603) 742-5453 Fax: (603) 749-0381www.dovermarine.comLobsterWe Sell Fishing LicensesLobsters · steamers · bait & tackLe · quaLity cLam forksDefiant Lobster co.—We Ship Live Lobsters— —603.926.3910125 Landing Rd. · Hampton, NH · 03842Peter Tilton Peter Tilton www.DefiantLobster.comRetailerMerriMacBait & tackleFresh & Saltwater BaitHunting & Fishing Supplies1-800-675-8835 · 1-978-346-8835130 east Main Street · Merrimac, Ma · 0186032 2012 New Hampshire Saltwater Fishing Digest