Sentence examples for groundfish from inspiring English sources

Still, looking at a replica of a whaling ship in the museum, Mr Lang wonders whether groundfish boats will end up in a museum, too.

Under the new system, New England's groundfish catch, mainly cod and haddock, is divided among co-operative groups of boats called sectors.

America halved its fishing effort in the New England groundfish fisheries.

A fertile soil and a temperate growing season favour agriculture; the island's location makes it a base for lobster, shellfish, and groundfish (cod, hake, flounder, and redfish) operations; and its sandy beaches, warm waters, and other tourist amenities attract hundreds of thousands of summer visitors.

The collapse of the groundfish stocks led to severe socioeconomic effects for those in the region who depended heavily on fisheries for their livelihood.

The groundfish stocks of the Grand Banks and Labrador, particularly those of northern Atlantic cod, have been depleted primarily as a result of overfishing.

Coincidentally, the water temperature on the Grand Banks was abnormally low during the late 1980s and early '90s, leading to the hypothesis that environmental conditions and not overexploitation led to the depleted state of the groundfish.

After the collapse of so many freshwater fish, migratory fish, oceanic fish, and groundfish, like the wolffish, it might seem that we've finally reached the end of the line.

[PLoS One] The Commerce Department declares a disaster for the Northeast's 2013 groundfishing industry because stocks have failed to rebuild.

Mr. Grimm, the boat owner, noted that seven years ago, groundfishing days at sea were cut from 250 to 88. "The overfishing problem has really been taken care of," he said.

Douglas Hopkins, the senior lawyer in Environmental Defense's Boston office and a member of the New England Fisheries Management Council, is concerned about what could happen if all the boats with groundfishing permits actually fished as much as their permits allow.