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Human Activities Impacted the U.S. Northeast Shelf Marine Ecosystem in 2020

April 25, 2021 by 4 Comments

Two new reports provide an updated picture of conditions supporting fisheries in the U.S. Northeast Shelf marine ecosystems. One report focuses on Georges Bank and the Gulf of Maine, two ocean regions off New England, and the other report focuses on the Mid-Atlantic Bight. These are the three major regions within the U.S. Northeast Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem.

For the first time, the reports focus directly on how well we have achieved fishery management goals and the risks to achieving those goals posed by ecosystem changes and other human activities. Linkages between environmental conditions and managed species are also highlighted throughout the report. This focus ensures that scientists are providing ecosystem information in a form that the regional fishery management councils can use effectively.

Major findings in this year’s report include:

  • Seafood production trends downward
  • Recreational fishing effort is steady, but fewer anglers are taking for-hire trips
  • Waters continue to warm and marine heat waves continue
  • Less cold, fresh water is entering the Gulf of Maine
  • The Gulf Stream is further north
  • Chesapeake Bay’s warmer winter and cooler spring affected blue crab and striped bass<
  • More fish species are moving to the north and east of their historic distribution, some into deeper water

The reports also cover new and rising factors, including offshore wind energy development and COVID-19 effects on fishery harvests and scientific data collection. There are more than 20 offshore wind development projects proposed for construction over the next decade in the Northeast. They have the potential to impact many parts of the ecosystem. With sufficient data, subsequent reports will further address these factors.

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  1. Scotiagirl says

    April 25, 2021 at 3:13 pm

    Watermen, fishermen…Don’t be concerned about any of this…join those who raise meat for consumption in looking for new jobs because if the radical left gets it’s way we’ll all be eating plant-based meals. (At least until they figure out that plants “have feelings”.

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    • Pbob says

      April 26, 2021 at 1:04 am

      Hey Scotiagirl, didnt take long to prove your concerns:-)

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      • Paul Plante says

        April 26, 2021 at 5:09 pm

        Scotiagirl generally knows what she is on about, so of course she had that nailed.

        Reply
  2. Paul Plante says

    April 25, 2021 at 5:25 pm

    Plants do indeed have feelings.

    Along with everything else that is being canceled, eating plants should be canceled, too, because they can feel pain and know they are being killed.

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