MEGHAN LAPP: Bullard has a responsibility to the law
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February 28, 2013 -- Federal law demands that economic impacts be minimized on our fishing families, and make sure that they can continue to participate in the fishery. Mr. Bullard and his agency seem to forget and disregard this part of the law — the law, not a suggestion — that binds their actions.
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TAMAR HASPEL: Oceana Overstates Mislabeled Fish Problem
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February 26, 2013 -- Oceana, an advocacy organization devoted to "protecting the world's oceans," and the latest to test fish samples, would have us believe the mislabeling problem is dire, dire, dire. But dig into the report, and it's hard to find evidence for most of those claims.
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GLOUCESTER TIMES: Fishing petition just a distraction
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February 27, 2013 -- Fishermen and their backers would do much better to challenge first the shaky science and assessment study that has yielded data forcing a virtual shutdown, without a single rank-and-file fisherman having any role in gathering or evaluating the data. And they must challenge the adamant and arrogant stand by NOAA regional chief John Bullard and general counsel Lois Schiffer, who claim — in contrast to federal lawmakers, industry officials and even the New England Fishery Management Council – they are somehow blocked from extending the current, interim 22 percent cod cut limits for another year.
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STEVE URBON: Let's stop playing Guess the Fish
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February 27, 2013 -- It does the domestic fishing industry little good to have customers avoiding fish because they don't trust the sellers.
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TERESA PLATT: Greens Accuse Green Certifiers Of Greenwashing Seafood
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February 21, 2013 -- Eco-labeling schemes like MSC’s add additional layers of bureaucracy on retailers, farmers and fishermen while passing on costs to consumers. These programs also ignore the fact that fishermen already participate in taxpayer-funded government management regimes ensuring the long-term health of fisheries.
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