Sentence examples for catch reductions from inspiring English sources

Ministers must honour their commitment to restore Europe's fisheries by 2015 by making the necessary catch reductions this year.

Opponents say the quotas are based on shaky science, driving excessive catch reductions to meet an arbitrary deadline faster than necessary.

But Mr. Houde said that in the case of menhaden, the task force would recommend a threshold of 30 percent and a target of perhaps 40 percent, which would mean even greater catch reductions.

It pointed to hopes that the eastern population of the Atlantic bluefin tuna would recover thanks to official catch reductions of almost 75 percent in recent years, saying that this was a model for recovery.

Several recreational fishermen at the meeting said they were deeply encouraged by the vote, which came after the commission received more than 90,000 public comments, mostly in favor of steep catch reductions.

The catch reductions were attributed to the shorter 1N5B bodies increasing the probability of mesh encounters (both species) and/or allowing H. castelnaui to swim forward and escape.

In two separate votes, the commission members called for a minimum catch reduction of 23 percent and a target reduction of 37 percent until menhaden stocks rebound.

The only states whose representatives on the commission voted against the target 37 percent catch reduction were Virginia, where Omega Protein's fleet is based, and New Jersey.

"There's really not much in the ocean that is as healthy to eat, pound for pound, as menhaden," said Peter Baker, director of Northeast fisheries at the Pew Environment Group, which supported the catch reduction.

Further detailed analysis of the scenario with 5% catch reduction showed that the areas outside the permitted fishing area represented key physical and habitat features (Table 2).

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