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During this process, many references were made with respect to the large seiner fishery having endangered the herring stock in the Gulf in the late 1960's and early 1970's. There was also some reference to the same at Trinity Ledge in southwestern Nova Scotia and Fishermen's Bank. It was also expressed that many new measures were implemented since these events, and many felt that this should always be taken into consideration. Some of the measures are: the introduction of the 7 fishing areas in the Gulf, the 80/20 quota allocation, large seiner rationalization, increased effort on science (sampling, acoustic surveys, etc.), the introduction of satellite technology (VMS), small fish protocol, fisheries observers, dockside monitoring, closed areas/weekend closures, etc.
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