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115 In 1976 the Magnuson- Stevens Fishing Conservation and Management Act established sustainable fishing management off our shores. S U S T A I N A B L E F I S H I N G IN SEPTEMBER, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ATLANTIC SURF CLAMS WASHED ASHORE on Revere Beach. It was the third die-off of its kind involving surf clams this past summer. Mounting data on lobster catches show a shocking picture of the demise of lobster communities in southern New England. In Long Island, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, the lobster industry has all but collapsed. Recorded landings have dropped by as much as 97 percent. While haddock has been rebounding in coastal waters in the Greater Atlantic Region, cod is not doing well and is still considered an overfished species, according to Allison Ferreira, spokes- SUSTAINING FISH POPULATIONS, PROTECTING HABITATS, AND KEEPING FISHERMEN ON THE JOB ARE ATTAINABLE GOALS FOR OUR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. BY ROBERT G. PUSHKAR PHOTOGRAPHS BY SHUTTERSTOCK (LEFT AND MIDDLE), NEFSC/NOAA (RIGHT)