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NOAA finally named its new law enforcement director Monday, 15 months after sliding Dale J. Jones into another job in the midst of a scandal of maladministration, overzealous agents and score-settling that debilitated or crushed fishing businesses and infuriated congressmen representing Atlantic coastal districts.
On Sept. 4, Bruce Buckson, a Floridian with 29 years of state and federal wildlife law enforcement experience, takes over federal fisheries law enforcement, a department of more than 200 agents scandalized, in shambles and under continuing investigation in the aftermath of Jones' decade at the helm. Read the complete story from The Gloucester Times.
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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.
