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NOAA: Fishermen to blame for misfortune |
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NOAA has provided the Gloucester Times copies of two letters sent to Kerry earlier this year — months before his Oct. 19 letter to Lubchenco — by NMFS administrator Eric Schwaab, who reviewed the snafus that left fisherman Keding deep in debt from overpaying for a boat due to a misunderstanding about the landing history, and Scola denied a reissue of the limited access swordfish handgear permit he had been using without violation for many years. Schwaab's letters analyzing Keding's and Scola's situations concluded that in both cases the fishermen — not NOAA — were responsible for their own misfortune.
In Keding's case, Schwaab said in his letter of Feb. 28 the facts show that Keding requested the catch data for the boat he was considering acquiring, and he based his decision on that data "assuming the entire landings history would be conveyed to him when he purchased the vessel." Read the complete story from The Gloucester Times.
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JESSICA HATHAWAY: 'National Fisherman' editor says New York Times misrepresented catch share support
May 18, 2012 - The New York Times heralds catch shares for saving summer flounder and Northeast haddock, which is like crediting a freshman class for the seniors' high college placement rate. By the same token, we could blame catch shares for the demise of Northeast cod stocks. But we don't.
