CONTACT:
Doug Grout: (603) 868-1095
Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211
November 20, 2012

Northern Shrimp Public Hearing/Specifications-Setting Meeting Set

DURHAM, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public hearing and specifications-setting meeting for the northern shrimp fishing season, in conjunction with a meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Northern Shrimp Section, on Monday, December 3, 2012, from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., in Portland, Maine (at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street) to set the specifications and dates for the 2012/2013 harvesting season for northern shrimp. 

For more information, contact Mike Waine at ASMFC (703-842-0740; mwaine@asmfc.org) or call the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's Marine Division (603-868-1095).

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Marine Fisheries Division works closely with other states and federal agencies to protect and maintain marine resources for both commercial and recreational fisheries.  Learn more at fishnh.com/marine.

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