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Will catch shares do the trick? by Lisa Duchene |
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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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EDITORIAL: Fire Dale Jones, reimburse fishermen |
| Jane Lubchenco made one very important public commitment — on the record and under oath. She noted that the problems in enforcement of fishery regulations, documented in a blistering report by U.S. Commerce Department Inspector General Todd Zinser, had predated her tenure. But she added, "I own them, and I intend to fix them." | |||
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Trip to Washington by Matt Barr |
| About a week ago I got a call from my friend John Edens the fisherman. He told me about a rally in Washington, DC, protesting the Magnuson-Stevens Act. A bus was going to take fishermen from Hampstead, N.C., up to the capital. After all the years I filmed in Sneads Ferry making Wild Caught, I had to film it—so I called and got the last seat on the bus. | |||
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"If fisheries float your boat, speak up now" by Laine Welch, Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News |
| Many of the big decisions that affect our fishing industry are made by people who are far away and have never set foot in Alaska. The following are a few that fishing-dependent families and communities should have on their radars. | |||
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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.
