The herring fishery along the New England coast was shut down Tuesday until further notice.
The National Marine Fisheries Service said fishermen in the inshore Gulf of Maine – from Cape Cod to the eastern edge of the Maine coast – have caught about 90 percent of their quota.
Herring are an important bait fish, especially for the lobster industry. A shortage of the fish in offshore waters caused a bait shortage in New England during the summer.
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