Report on Season Closures and Trip Limits in the SNE Lobster Fishery — October 2016

During their September 27th ‐28th meeting in Gloucester, MA, the American Lobster Technical Committee (TC) discussed ways to analyze the effects of season closures and trip limits on egg production in Southern New England (SNE). This discussion was prompted by a request from the Plan Development Team (PDT), who was interested in learning more about…