NEW HAMPSHIRE: Shea-Porter’s work a help to local fishermen
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Relations between the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Seacoast fisherman have been tense for some time. In 2009, seven United States senators from New England sent a letter of complaint to the fisheries service. The letter stated that “the fisheries service has ignored a requirement to consider the financial health of the fishing community when making new rules because the proposed regulations ‘will bankrupt a fishery that has sustained New England’s coastal communities for generations.’” (Associated Press)
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Mayor, lawmakers add input for talks
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Gloucester's elected local and state officials Tuesday advised the state's congressional delegation that the fishing industry based here was imperiled by federal policies and the rush to put in place the catch share regulatory system fused to guild-like cooperatives of fishermen.
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Schumer Secures Commitment to Reexamine NY Data Collection System
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The following is taken from a press
release:
Schumer secures commitment from Commerce Secretary to reexamine NY data collection system that limits fish catches for Long Island commercial fishery; presses Locke to increase 2010 catch limits on Choke stocks.
Schumer Called for an Immediate Review of Historical Catch Data for New York Fishing Community, Noting Allocations are Not A True Reflection of Historical Catch; Pressed Locke to Increase Limits on Choke Stocks, Like YellowTail and Winter Flounder.
New Catch Limits Making Problem Worse for Commercial Fishing Industry in Long Island; Have Potential to Shut Down Entire Sectors of Commercial Fishing Industry.
Schumer: Historical Data Inaccuracies and New Catch Limits Hurt New York Fishing Community, Put Them at Major Disadvantage
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Gloucester Mayor, lawmakers add input for talks
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Gloucester's elected local and state officials Tuesday advised the state's congressional delegation that the fishing industry based here was imperiled by federal policies and the rush to put in place the catch share regulatory system fused to guild-like cooperatives of fishermen.
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Summary of New Bedford Mayor's Ocean and Fisheries Council Meeting
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The New Bedford Mayor’s Ocean and Fisheries Council met May 7, 2010 at the United Fisherman’s Club in New Bedford, Massachusetts to discuss the May 1 implementation of sector management and the upcoming meeting between Secretary Locke and members of Congress. On May 12 the Secretary plans to discuss the implementation of catch shares in New England with members of the congressional delegation. The Mayor’s Ocean and Fisheries Council convened to provide input for this discussion.
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