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EDITORIAL: Commerce IG probe of NOAA process is long overdue |
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One focus will be Magnuson-Stevens' National Standard 8 — requiring NOAA to weigh the impact of regulations on fishing communities — Zinser should have a field day showing how nonprofits' interests have far outweighed any concern for the industry and communities.
Then there's the blatant co-opting of the rulemaking process documented in a classic 2005 EDF grant proposal, which encouraged a potential donor to support the primary catch share pusher because EDF could "work the regulatory process from the inside, making aggressive use of our hard-won seat on the New England Fishery Management Council." Read the complete editorial by The Gloucester 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.
