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Feds shuts squid fishery for year to avoid overfishing

By Associated Press
Published: September 18, 2017, 6:02am

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The federal government shut down the shortfin squid fishery last week to avoid exceeding quota for the year.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the fishery closed at 12:01 a.m. on Friday until Dec. 31. Squid fishing permit holders will not be allowed to fish for, catch or possess more than 10,000 pounds of shortfin squid per trip.

The shortfin squid fishery is located mostly off of Rhode Island. The squids are used to make calamari. U.S. fishermen brought more than 5 million pounds of them to shore in 2015.

NOAA says 95 percent of the quota for the squid has been caught, and it is standard procedure to shut down the fishery when it hits that mark.

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