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Why Bluefin Tuna Talks Were Recipe for Disaster by Carl Franzen

Sink or swim? For one especially valuable fish, failed conservation talks mean the former is far more likely.
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Lubchenco has one easy way to help local fishermen by Hoff Stauffer

At a meeting with local fishermen last week, NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco said: "We have a lot of work to do ... We can make it better." She has at least one option for making it better right away. She can increase the 2010 annual catch limits by 33 percent, simply by redressing the balance on the National Oceanic and Administration's treatment of uncertainty.
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Bluefin Tuna Fuel International Battle by Melissa Waterman

I must give credit to some people in Washington for realizing that means other than the remarkably ineffectual ICCAT treaty exist for conserving bluefin tuna. But if CITES allows its members to opt out of provisions they don't like, what's the use of that treaty either? Public pressure may have made wearing furs or eating whale meat a social no-no, but it's unlikely such pressure will have a marked effect on the worldwide taste for tuna sushi.
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Will catch shares do the trick? by Lisa Duchene

I support catch-shares in principal, and I support ending overfishing and bringing fisheries into balance. But will this latest regulatory overhaul and the catch-share system help rebuild New England’s traditional fisheries? I don’t know, but I certainly hope ― and pray ― it will. Hopefully, when the stocks return, there will still be New England fishermen around to catch them.
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OPINION: Fishing families need Barney Frank in Congress by Deb Shrader

Congressman Barney Frank has been by our side for more than 10 years, bringing focus to the fact that the 10-year rebuilding schedule demanded by National Marine Fisheries Service was one arbitrarily chosen, and that it will unnecessarily cause suffering to our working fishermen.
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