Cape Cod Times Coverage on Groundfisheries

Listed below are articles published in the Cape Cod Times between December 2001 and January 2006 on groundfish regulation, changes in the fishery, and impacts on fishing communities. You can get a good overview and timeline of the process by reading selected articles in order. They can be accessed using the document number for a fee at the Cape Cod Times online archive at http://www.capecodonline.com/archives/

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Title Date Word_count Document_number
Council rejects cod protection proposal 22-Dec-01 697 0F6DAE5AB682A1C4
Fishery curbs ruled faulty 4-Jan-02 1143 0F744231612860A5
Editorials: Overfishing in New England 10-Jan-02 536 0F6ABC4B0D554F2F
Government will buy back unused N.Efishing permits 18-Jan-02 754 0F74423D0A79DE69
A deep divide 2-Mar-02 905 0F6D04DBD00EC023
Raising the bar 21-Mar-02 1157 0F6DBC28A77C6BF4
Government pays $9.6M to buy back fishing permits 22-Mar-02 652 0F6D072EB9D7F89B
Fisheries mediation attempt fizzles 11-Apr-02 927 0F6ABC2630CB3E59
Hope seen in fishery ruling 27-Apr-02 1121 0F6ABBECE16C8949
Many say ruling skews formula for days at sea 30-Apr-02 967 0F6ABC4AE038AE47
Six groundfish stock remedies offered 17-May-02 769 0F6ABC539CD9C308
Tighter restrictions on fishing thrown out 24-May-02 806 0F6ABC24ED2F55B2
Fishing regulations hit hard, but not equally 28-May-02 1839 0F6ABC1035E81F23
It's more complicated than 1, 2, 3 28-Sep-02 1369 0F6FA09BF2B3F95D
Testing will continue in 'trawlgate' 4-Oct-02 658 0F707D7061800B0F
Kennedy favors plan to delay fishing limits 25-Oct-02 610 0F707D5D62947B6C
Fish stock data stand 26-Oct-02 985 0F707D68734AAD7C
Showdown set over stringent fishing rules 2-Nov-02 763 0F726E8335ECDE1C
UMass partnership may aid fishermen 6-Nov-02 474 0F726E86DDBEEAFE
Regulators approve severe fishing curbs 8-Nov-02 1052 0F73093B78B4E3B1
Groundfish restrictions postponed 5-Dec-02 889 0F7BDE149FAACDF0
Hook association fishing for a solution 10-Jan-03 702 0F87BE0A97E36F29
Fisheries flexible on stock rebuilding 16-Jan-03 622 0F89B40E6E5F8531
Fishery scientists: Net rigging OK, stock goals not 4-Mar-03 719 0F992EAD31A988B3
Cod stocks drop again 21-Apr-03 906 0FA901ADE5002FA9
For fishermen, no good choices 11-Jul-03 718 0FC3B7FADF6D7292
Key fishery session to start 16-Jul-03 545 0FC55631338369CB
Fishery council delays decision on rules 18-Jul-03 1196 0FC5FF6A93627182
Locals will cast vote on fishery options 13-Sep-03 542 0FD8C9C682205028
Scaling back 16-Sep-03 702 0FD9C42922B741E9
They took my way of life away' 19-Sep-03 798 0FDB17B8E95BAA71
Senator's plan would delay fishing rules 26-Nov-03 838 0FF134B51427987D
Revival plan sent to feds 2-Dec-03 490 0FF381BA029AD94F
Poor weather factors in declining cod landings 15-Jan-04 483 1001F667F7F702F2
The impact in Chatham 5-Feb-04 494 10089AFAD63ACC05
Eyes on the ocean 17-Feb-04 560 100C8A92C86068C6
Offshore watch 22-Feb-04 2000 100E35ABF5C81F52
New rules deal Cape fishermen a blow 2-May-04 1192 102542DD7347E0F6
Delegation wants to ease rules 8-May-04 684 10273C37585DD07F
Groups say new fishing rules not enough 27-May-04 449 102D883DD54960A6
Illegal haddock fishing probed 21-Aug-04 1060 1049D4C7E1C4DCFE
Fishermen look to Senate to get NOAA off the hook 10-Sep-04 890 10507ACF09CAC0F6
Cape fishermen set up plan to manage cod quota 20-Sep-04 1020 1053B6828F14D99C
Hooked on quotas 27-Sep-04 486 105604F5B0A8F831
Groups tell court U.Spolicy has not shielded groundfish 2-Mar-05 905 108984B28A8A67BC
Fishermen say new rules threaten stock recovery 23-Jun-05 745 10AEB52166DD6C20
Rougher waters ahead for fishermen 17-Sep-05 554 10CB0961A0DB4140
Codfish catastrophe 18-Sep-05 2062 10CB60AB684D8528
Proposed fish rules prompt warning 21-Sep-05 607 10CC5A87402BCED8
Fishery council may vote on groundfish rules 15-Nov-05 578 10DE7DD26DC40C98
We cannot meet the deadline' 16-Nov-05 611 10DEE89107370BC0
Overhaul of federal fishery law mulled 22-Dec-05 757 10EAB18BE8772568
Fishing day cuts looming for fleet 20-Jan-06 654 10F44AB55594B050