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Wednesday 17 May 2023
New England haddock imperiled by overfishing

By PATRICK WHITTLE than a third of global fish
Associated Press stocks are overfished, and
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — the rate of unsustainable
A staple seafood species fishing is rising. However,
caught by East Coast fish- seafood species’ health
ers for centuries is expe- varies significantly from re-
riencing overfishing, and gion to region. Some, such
regulators have cut catch as American lobster, have
quotas by more than 80% grown in catch volume in
to prevent the fish’s popu- recent decades.
lation from collapse. The U.S. catch of had-
Haddock are one of the dock has fluctuated over
most popular Atlantic fish, the past century. In the
and a favorite for fish and early 1950s, over 150 mil-
chips and other New Eng- lion pounds (70 million kilo-
land seafood dishes. grams) were caught each
But fewer haddock will be year. Overfishing caused
caught in New England catches to plummet below
this year after regulators a million pounds (450,000
cut fishing quotas. A recent kilograms) per year in the
scientific assessment found mid-1990s, and rebuilding
that the Gulf of Maine had- efforts followed. Over the
dock stock declined unex- Fisherman David Goethel sorts cod and haddock while fishing off the coast of New Hampshire, past few years, catches
pectedly, and that meant April 23, 2016. have ranged from 12 mil-
the catch quotas for the Associated Press lion to 23 million pounds
fish were unsustainably on the water, where had- reduction in catch quo- spite the cuts because most (25 million to 50 million kilo-
high, federal fishing man- dock appear to them to be tas for the current fishing of it is imported, according grams).
agers said. plentiful. And the warning year, which started May 1. to federal data from 2021. Haddock are caught by
The National Oceanic from the federal govern- The change applies to fish- Some countries that export the same fishers who tar-
and Atmospheric Admin- ment arrives as more New ers who harvest haddock haddock are also cutting get other bottom-dwelling
istration added the Gulf of England fishers rely on had- from the Gulf of Maine, a quotas this year. But recent groundfish species such as
Maine haddock stock to its dock than in previous de- body of water off Massa- announcements of cuts by cod, pollock and flounders.
overfishing list last month. cades because of the col- chusetts, New Hampshire major exporters like Norway They are harvested at a
The New England Fishery lapse of other seafood spe- and Maine. Fishers also har- have been much lower much higher volume than
Management Council, a cies, such as Atlantic cod. vest from Georges Bank, a than in the Gulf of Maine, any of those fish.
regulatory board, has low- “We seem to find plenty, fishing ground to the east and they represent a much The fish are one of few prof-
ered catch limits of the fish but they can’t,” said Terry where quotas were also re- larger share of global fish itable species on the East
in an attempt to halt the Alexander, a Maine-based duced for this year, includ- stocks. Coast said Ben Martens,
overfishing, said agency fisher who targets haddock ing adjoining areas over- Declining fish stocks threat- executive director of the
spokesperson Allison Fer- and other species. “It’s a seen by Canadian officials en economies, food secu- Maine Coast Fishermen’s
reira. disaster is what it is. A total, who issued their own major rity and cultures around Association. He says losing
However, numerous fishers complete disaster.” cuts. the world. The United Na- the ability to catch them
said the assessment doesn’t The fishery management Americans are still likely to tions Food and Agriculture is a big hardship for the
match what they’re seeing council mandated the 84% find haddock available de- Organization says more industry.q

Man slipped undetected inside the

home of WH official

a.m. last month, the peo- had already gone. Sullivan first reported the breach.
ple said. Secret Service is came outside and told Meanwhile, additional se-
investigating whether the them, the people said. curity measures have been
person intentionally went Security is always a top con- put in place outside Sul-
into the home or whether it cern for high-level govern- livan’s home as a precau-
was some kind of accident; ment officials, but there’s tion while a review is con-
the person appeared to been a more palpable ducted.
be intoxicated, the people sense of anxiety in recent The U.S. Secret Service said
said. The people were not years as threats to lawmak- in a statement that it was
authorized to talk about an ers and officials are on the “examining a security inci-
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at a ongoing investigation and rise. The husband of House dent that took place at a
press briefing at the White House in Washington, April 24, 2023. spoke to The Associated Speaker Nancy Pelosi was protectee site.”
Associated Press Press on condition of ano- attacked and severely “While the protectee was
By COLLEEN LONG and MI- Jake Sullivan, according nymity. beaten with a hammer by unharmed, we are taking
CHAEL BALSAMO to two people familiar with Sullivan has round-the- an assailant who broke into this matter seriously and
Associated Press the incident. The U.S. Secret clock security. But the the couple’s San Francisco have opened a compre-
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Service is investigating. agents stationed outside in October. hensive mission assurance
unknown man managed The door was apparently his home did not know There was no evidence investigation to review all
to slip undetected inside unlocked, and the intrud- that the unknown male that the person meant to facets of what occurred,”
the home of White House er was able to get inside accessed inside the Wash- harm Sullivan or even knew according to the state-
national security adviser Sullivan’s home around 3 ington home until the man him. The Washington Post ment. q