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HYANNIS — Cape and Islands fishermen told federal regulators Thursday that they needed greater protections to survive in a fishery where bigger boats with access to cash and fish quotas were outcompeting them on their traditional inshore fishing grounds.
"The implications are vast for individuals and communities," Martha's Vineyard fisherman Alex Friedman told representatives of the New England Fishery Management Council at a public hearing in Hyannis. Iconic fishing towns, small boats and fishing families are all endangered by a consolidation of fishing quotas into the hands of fewer and fewer fishermen, Friedman said. Read the complete story from The Cape Cod 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.