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"It was necessary," Mooney-Seus says of imposing the
new regulations. "We're not allowed to overfish stocks.
Both the Gulf of Maine cod and haddock stocks are not in
great shape. And if the recreational fishermen exceed the
quota, then we have to implement accountability measures,
and that's what's being done here."
The new rules, she says, are aimed at bringing this year's
catch numbers in line with new quotas of 436 metric tons
for cod, and 87 metric tons for haddock.
Mark Tolpin, who lives in Milford and has gone deep-
sea fishing once a week during the season for the last five
years, says his goal is to reel in ten fish per trip. "Last week
I caught seven," he says. With the new restrictions, Tolpin
says he'll "absolutely" have to toss more fish back into the
water. In the past, he's caught up to eight haddock on a sin-
gle trip, which under the new regulations would mean he'd
have to release five.
But Paul Paisley, who lives in the Berkshires, says nine
cod and three haddock is plenty of fish for him. "I'll be
happy with a couple," he says, adding that he's sometimes
gone whole days without catching anything.
Even with the new restrictions, Mann predicts that
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