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fromBoston.com
2 days ago

New England's shrimp fishery to shut down for the long haul after years of decline

Northern New England pink shrimp populations collapsed due to warming oceans, prompting a fishing moratorium extended at least three years because stocks remain too low.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

New England's shrimp industry is struggling, with fishermen catching few in 2025

Fishermen have been under a moratorium on catching shrimp for more than a decade because of low population levels that scientists have attributed to climate change and warming oceans. The harvesters were allowed to catch a small number of shrimp this past winter as part of an industry-funded sampling and data collection program. The fishermen didn't catch much though, and recent changes allow regulators to extend the moratorium for five years at a time instead of just one, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission officials said Monday.
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