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NOAA chief wants reforms of fisheries enforcement |
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The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has
instructed officials to immediately improve enforcement operations and
relationships with the fishing community to address issues raised in a
federal review.
Jane Lubchenco issued the directive Wednesday, nearly two weeks after a review of how the nation's fisheries are policed found that enforcement often appears arbitrary and Northeast fishermen were penalized at a high rate She says in a memo that the agency will immediately review proposed enforcement decisions and settlements to ensure consistency and predictability. Read the complete story at The South Coast Today [subscription site] note: The Standard-Times is a subscription site. Unregistered visitors are able to read three stories per month, and registered visitors may view ten. For unlimited access, please follow the subscription instructions on the site. |
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BOSTON HERALD: Fishing for help
It shouldn’t be the Wild West out there on the high seas, but as one sign in the flotilla said, “Fishing families are working families.” That is a message Obama and his underlings should remember.
