Lubchenco to return to Massachusetts for fishery discussion
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BOSTON (AP) – The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says she will return to New England to talk about her agency’s management of the fishing industry, after Sen. John Kerry asked her back following a contentious hearing earlier this month.
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NOAA: January 2011 Catch Share workshop report released
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Tighter Regulations on Overfishing are Necessary to save US Fishing Industry
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Dr Jane Lubchenco is one of the "most highly cited" and much
decorated marine ecologists in the world. Prior to joining the Obama
administration as chief of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) in 2009, Lubchenco was known for her outspokenness and strong
advocacy for better communication between scientists and the public
regarding critical scientific issues. Lubchenco co-founded three
organizations – The Leopold Leadership Program, the Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS), and Climate Central – that aim to communicate scientific knowledge to the public, policy makers, media and industry.
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Growing chorus against catch shares
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A number of U.S. legislators are voicing their growing displeasure with
NOAA’s catch shares program by asking the federal government to abandon
the controversial fisheries management measure.
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How to bring back river herring?
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New Jersey is joining other East Coast states that have shut down their river herring seasons because of a coastwide decline in the fish populations and uncertainty about their future prospects.
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