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STANDARD TIMES: Stand with fishermen and support bills |
| March 21, 2012 - Fishermen from around the country are in Washington, D.C., this morning for a second rally in two years. February 2010's rally aimed to bring attention to the struggles of the industry under the catch limits imposed by NOAA. Today, the message is to support bills pending in Congress that would inject flexibility and practicality into the process. | |||
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Why we need Magnuson flexibility now – a real-world example |
| On March 21st thousands of recreational and commercial fishermen, their families, and people in fishing dependent jobs are going to gather at the U.S. Capitol to ask Congress to put the regulatory flexibility back into the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act that was intended to be there when the Act was written. | |||
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GARY JARVIS: Charter Fisherman's Association supports Kerry-Snowe bill on Saltonstall-Kennedy |
| The Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act authored by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) will make significant progress toward improving data collection and science in our nation’s fisheries. Too often fishermen are forced to follow regulations based on bad data or science. | |||
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Why The Cod Is Sacred |
| Last week, a U.S. District Court took an historic first step towards restoring not only the Massachusetts fishery but the entire ocean ecosystem by requiring the government to protect Atlantic herring and shad—bottom-of-the-food-chain species that are the basis of the ocean food web for the Northwest Atlantic. This decision, achieved through Earthjustice litigation, will help shape future fisheries management around the nation. | |||
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EDITORIAL: Tierney right to push for probe of NOAA boat fiasco |
| 8 March 2012 - So, NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco says she was "appalled" to learn of the abuses on her law enforcement agency's luxury boat bought by fines built on the backs of our fishermen? | |||
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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.
