HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Working Group Meeting with Fishing Industry
May 16, 2012
In April NOAA Fisheries Service and the NEFMC established a joint working group to look at mitigating the impacts of reduced Georges Bank yellowtail flounder catch limits on U.S. Fishermen in 2012. The following was released by NOAA and the NEFMC this morning:
- New Bedford, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Businesses Team up to Provide Lighting Upgrades for New Bedford State Pier Facility in advance of Commercial Marine Expo
- Lobster hostilities lead to boat sinkings in Friendship
- Passamaquoddy tribe issues 236 elver licenses as prices top $2,000 per pound
- JESSICA HATHAWAY: 'National Fisherman' editor says New York Times misrepresented catch share support
- FORBES: Will U.S. Sovereignty Be LOST At Sea? Obama Supports U.N. Treaty That Redistributes Drilling Revenues
- STEVE SCHEIBLAUER: California's “Forage” Fish Protection Strongest in the World, Yet Extremists Still Want to Ban Fishing
- ERIC SCHWAAB: U.S. Fisheries Management: Lessons from a 35-Year Journey
- Feds eye new rules for bluefin tuna catch
- Fishery managers to hold talks with New England fishermen over catch reductions
- Charter captains describe big-boat cod raids
- ALASKA: Bering Sea Snow Crab Season Extension
- Some fish stocks rebuilding but problems remain in New England
- ACCSP Releases Atlantic Coast Fisheries Data Collection Standards
- ASMFC River Herring Benchmark Assessment Indicates Stock is Depleted
- ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Increases 2012/2103 Quota to 35.6 Million Pounds and Approves Draft Addendum IV for Public Comment
- ASMFC Announces Change in Leadership
- ASMFC American Eel and River Herring Benchmark Stock Assessments Now Available
