Highlights

NEW: Rec. Fishing Study Released

New study on for-hire marine recreational fishing business in the Northeast provides most complete picture to date of value and importance in region. See more>>

NEW: Track Fish Prices

Check out the graphs and customized query tool on our redesigned Northeast Region Market News page. ....View>>

NEW: Community Snapshots

View automated reports with the most recent data on fishing communities in the NE, including demographic and economic attributes and fisheries involvement. View >>

Productivity Workshop Results

A workshop held on June 11-12, 2012 brought together leading experts in the field of productivity and NMFS economists ....See more info and presentations >>

Voices from the Fisheries

Explore our collection of podcasts and oral histories to better understand the human experience of fisheries in the Northeast region and across the US.... Visit website >>

Photo of the Month

SSB Voices from the Fisheries project collaborates with the Working Waterfront Festival at the Festival on 'Fish Tales' - short recorded oral histories or stories from fishermen and others working in the industry.. Credit: Laura Orleans

Recent Publications

Murphy T., Kitts A., Records D., Demarest C., McPherson M., Walden J., Caless D., Bing-Sawyer E., Steinback S., Olson J. 2011 Final Report on the Performance of the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery (May 2011 - April 2012). US Dept Commer, Northeast Fish Sci Cent Ref Doc. 12-30; 111 p.

Lee M-Y., 2012. Examining Bargaining Power in the Northeast Multispecies Days-at-Sea Market. *North American Journal of Fisheries Management. *32(5): 1017-1031

Magnusson GM, Bisack KD, Milliken HO. 2012. The Cost-effectiveness of Gear Research Relative to a Closure: Pound Nets and Sea Turtles as an Example. US Dept Commer, Northeast Fish Sci Cent Ref Doc. 12-01; 25 p.

Walden J. 2011. Summary of findings by the Center for Independent Experts regarding setting excessive share limits for ITQ fisheries. US Dept Commer, Northeast Fish Sci Cent Ref Doc. 11-22; 104 p

Brinson A, Lee M-Y, Rountree B. 2011.Direct marketing strategies: The rise of community supported fishery programs.Mar Pol 35 (2011) 542-548

Smith CL , Clay PM. 2010. Measuring subjective and objective well-being: analyses from five marine commercial fisheries. Hum Organ 69(2):158-168