The Winter I Scup Possession Limit Will Be Reduced To 1,000 lb
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NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That Effective 0001 hour
April 21, 2010, The Winter I Scup Possession Limit Will Be Reduced To
1,000 lb For The Remainder Of The Winter I Period (through April 30,
2010).
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Small Entitiy Compliance Guide for Amendment 16
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NOAA has released a compliance guide about regulations
implementing measures approved under Amendment 16 and Framework
Adjustment 44 (FW 44) to the NE Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) that become effective on May 1, 2010.
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Environmental firm jumped gun on deal with NOAA
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MRAG Americas, the environmental services firm headed by Andrew
Rosenberg, who helped Jane Lubchenco write the nation's catch share
policy as vice-chair of the Environmental Defense Fund board before she
became head of NOAA, prematurely announced winning a contract to provide
monitors on groundfishing boats when the policy comes to the
groundfishery, a federal contract officer said Tuesday.
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OPINION: Fly, Rod & Reel Magazine: There's no room for flexibility in sound management.
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Congress strengthened Magnuson with the “Fishery Conservation and Management Amendments.” Delaying recovery was made more difficult by the requirement that annual, sustainable catch limits be in place by 2010 for depleted stocks and by 2011 for other stocks. The amendments also strengthen the role of scientists in council decision-making, provide for National Environmental Policy Act compliance in management plans, expand research, improve data and enhance habitat protection. The new law isn’t perfect; it retains the “stake-holder” councils, for example. But it’s a huge step forward.
And it’s working.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO: Fishermen Say New Rules Could Damage Industry
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New federal regulations that take effect May first will fundamentally
change fishing in New Hampshire and the rest of New England.
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