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Environmental advocates are seeking help from Commerce Secretary John
Bryson to advance a stalled proposal to study the effects of fishing on
Stellwagen Bank by banning or limiting the enterprise on nearly 40
percent of the marine sanctuary.
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries released its draft report in September outlining its plans to close parts of the sanctuary to selected fishing gear and other portions to all fishing gear. At the time, it assumed that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would then forward it to the New England Fishery Management Council to be considered for inclusion in new regulations protecting essential fish habitat. 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.
