NOTICE TO COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN REGARDING HADDOCK SIZE

[FishNews]

DURHAM, N.H. -- No haddock smaller than 19 inches may be possessed by

commercial fishermen in New Hampshire. Although the National Marine<br />
Fisheries Service has reduced the federal size limit of haddock to 18 inches<br />
for commercial vessels effective August 10, 2007, current State of New<br />
Hampshire regulations do NOT allow for the possession of 18-inch haddock.<br />
The state's 19-inch haddock size minimum will prevail in New Hampshire until<br />
the state regulations are changed.

"The State of New Hampshire does not expect to be able to change its haddock<br />
regulations to match the federal size limit until a public hearing is<br />
conducted in September and approval of the change is made - probably in<br />
October of this year," said New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Marine<br />
Fisheries Chief John Nelson.

To recap, until a change in state law takes place, no haddock smaller than<br />
19 inches may be possessed by commercial fishermen in New<br />
Hampshire. Recreational limits for haddock also remain at 19 inches.

For further information, contact New Hampshire Fish and Game's Marine<br />
Fisheries Division, in the Department's Region 3 office in Durham, at (603)<br />
868-1095.