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Judge tosses enviro group's claim on fishing limits |
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A federal judge has issued a mixed ruling in a suit brought by the
environmental nonprofit group Oceana challenging the adequacy of the
government's response in the New England groundfishery to requirements
written into the Magnuson-Stevens Act in 2006 for annual catch limits
and accountability measures.
Washington, D.C., District Judge James E. Boesberg last week dismissed Oceana's claims that Amendment 16 — the regulatory framework that includes the catch share management system blamed by many for the loss of jobs in the fishery over the last 19 months — failed to establish "an adequate system" for monitoring compliance with catch limits and did not take into account the environmental impacts of the management regimen. 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.
