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SEAFOOD.COM: Plight of Portland Auction Example of need for regionalization of landings in New England |
| It is legitimate to ask the question whether regulators have a reason to manage the fishery so as to keep the maximum number of auctions viable. | |||
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BOSTON HERALD EDITORIAL: End the shell game |
| Instead of considering a more gradual move, a technical committee recommended the five-year ban -- at a time when the prospects for out-of-work lobstermen have to be the grimmest. Hey, when all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail. | |||
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Enviros have no place at table for input on NOAA enforcement |
| The only sides with any standing — or input — in this summit should be America's fishermen, their attorneys, NOAA law enforcement officials, and federal prosecutors, who need to hold NOAA's agents and prosecutors accountable for past wrongs, and bring NOAA's criminal agents to justice. | |||
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Lobstering moratorium should be last resort |
| July 24, 2010 - Meeting in Rhode Island Thursday, the management board decided not to move forward with a lobster ban, at least not yet. This is the appropriate decision, given disputed scientific evidence. Stopping lobster harvesting for five years would decimate the tiny and dwindling lobster fishery in Connecticut. | |||
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LETTER: Destructive NOAA, NMFS hide the ocean reality |
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July 22, 2010 - The National Marine Fisheries Service, as bumper stickers and banners say, has been destroying fishermen, families, cities and the American people since 1976. |
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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.
