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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>The </span></font></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Museum</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> of Natural History in Brewster<br>
Presents<br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Massachusetts</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Division of Marine Fisheries' <br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Commercial</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sea</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Sampling <br>
in Coastal </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Massachusetts</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Waters<br>
Brian Kelly, Biologist<br>
Saturday, March 20 </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>2 pm</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'><br>
Free<br>
<br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>February
17, 2010</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'><br>
Contact: Julie O’Neil 508-896-3867 or <a
href="mailto:adminsupprt@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</a><br>
</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> On Saturday, March 20 at 2 pm the Cape Cod Museum of
Natural History will present biologist Brian Kelly speaking on the
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries’ Commercial Sea Sampling in
Coastal Massachusetts Waters. Admission is free.<br>
<br>
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has a
commercial sea sampling program where biologists accompany day boats in
fisheries directed at lobster, fluke, squid, black sea bass, whiting, scup,
spiny dogfish and other species. <br>
<br>
Biologist Brian Kelly has been working with this sea sampling
program aboard commercial vessels for the past ten years, and has a total of 28
years with DMF. He will present a PowerPoint presentation showing
commercial fishing operations, and will explain the at-sea data
collection/monitoring process which DMF utilizes, including information on
fishing practices, fish abundance, fish length frequency, and bycatch of
non-target marine species. Slides will touch upon the dragger (bottom net),
pot, weir, and longline fisheries.<br>
This program will be of great interest to the public concerned
with the economic realities of our local backyard fisheries.</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> For
further information, contact the Museum at 508-896-3867. <a
href="http://www.ccmnh.org/">www.ccmnh.org</a><br>
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