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October 7, 2011 - At a packed hearing at the Boston statehouse on Monday, legislators hammered NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco for her department’s administration of the region’s new catch shares fisheries management system. It has been a year since the new quota-based system has been in place and Ms. Lubchenco, the ex-officio head of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), touted the progress of the region’s long-suffering fisheries to an unsympathetic congressional panel.
“We are finally on track to end overfishing,” she told the panel of congressmen that included Massachusetts Sens. John Kerry, Scott Brown and Alaska Sen. Mark Begich as well as Massachusetts Reps. William Keating, Barney Frank and John Tierney. Read the complete story from The Vineyard Gazette.
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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.
