Fish on Fridays: Defining a Fishery Disaster
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Last Tuesday, two letters about the New England groundfishery, which
includes 12 bottom-dwelling species such as cod, haddock, and flounders,
landed on desks in Washington, D.C. One focused on the past, the other
on the future. But taken together, they illuminate a disconnect among
distinct portions of the fishing industry and some of the politicians
who represent them. And while one requested declaration of a “fishery resource disaster,” a much larger potential disaster still looms on the horizon.
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EDITORIAL: Commerce chief must now concede catch share disaster
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While Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is right to make his renewed pitch for a disaster declaration the $21 million will not begin to address the problem.
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TALKING FISH: Glad to see New England fishermen support the sector system, take back their fishery
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16 Nov 2011 - Yesterday, New England’s groundfishermen—from Rhode Island to Maine and from day boat to trip boat—took back their fishery from the politicians. In a letter addressed to the New England Congressional delegation, more than one hundred boat owners stated clearly that what they need most now is stability, profitability, and flexibility.
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Making 'The Deadliest Catch' Less Deadly
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Dozens of commercial fishermen wrote to New England's senators and congressmen pleading them to Catching crab in the Bering Sea can be treacherous. But most people don't realize that it's become a lot less deadly since 2005, when fishing regulations for Bering Sea crab changed dramatically. The old regulations forced fishermen to race against the clock.
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The Great Fish Crisis Fraud
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How is it that after NOAA scientists, and even National Marine Fisheries Service director, Eric Schwabb, have declared overfishing virtually ended in the majority of our U.S. fisheries, we still have regulations and management programs geared toward solving the fisheries crisis and declarations by aquaculture advocates that the "wild caught" fisheries cannot supply domestic demand for product?
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