NMFS Authorizes Use of Ruhle Trawl in Eastern U.S./Canada Area

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has authorized the use of an additional type of fishing gear, the Ruhle Trawl, in the Eastern U.S./Canada Area to prevent under-harvesting of Eastern Georges Bank haddock while ensuring the total allowable catch limits for Eastern Georges Bank cod and GB yellowtail flounder are not exceeded during the 2008 fishing year.