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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.
Although the award and probable sharing of a contract worth at least $6.5 million in New England's first year under the catch share program remains to be made, MRAG Americas had posted on its Web site Monday that it had been chosen by Lubchenco's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and had a contract. "MRAG Americas is contracted to provide sector and dockside monitors for sectors within the New England multispecies groundfish fishery," the company announced on its Web site. [read the Gloucester Daily Times story in full]
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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.
