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Lawmakers balk at NOAA funding shift |
| NEW BEDFORD — Fisheries catch share systems will be ramped up at the expense of fisheries research if the proposed 2012 budget from NOAA is made law. | |||
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Fisheries catch share program questioned |
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Key North Carolina congressional delegation members have asked U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke “to consider other well-established fishery management techniques” to help keep the industry alive. A letter from Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., joined several senators and congressmen from other East Coast states in the request. The request came over “concern that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations catch share policy will further endanger the economic vitality of the already-struggling fishing industry and will not end overfishing.” |
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Roll Call Vote on Jones Amendment |
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WASHINGTON - Feb. 19, 2011 - The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, early this morning, made available the roll call vote on Amendment No. 548, introduced by Mr. Jones of North Carolina and co-sponsored by Mr. Frank (MA) and Mr. Pallone (NJ). Industry members are encouraged to check to see how their Representative in Congress voted on this amendment and express their views to their representative. If you do not know who represents you in Congress, use this link from the House of Representatives |
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VIDEO: Jones Amendment to Block Obama Administration Catch Shares Policy Passes House of Representatives |
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WASHINGTON - Feb. 19, 2011 (Saving Seafood) - Amendment #548 to H.R. 1 sponsored by Walter Jones (R-North Carolina) and cosponsored by Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) and Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey) passed the United States House of Representatives on a recorded vote of 259-159 at 1:43 a.m. The Amendment would prevent funds from being expended by NOAA to enact new limited access fishing programs. The Amendment, if H.R. 1 is passed by the Senate and signed into law, would prevent spending on new catch shares programs. 51 Democrats joined 208 Republicans voting in favor of the Amendment. |
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Rep. Frank Pallone Protests NOAA’s Anti-Fishermen Priorities |
| Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), in light of the president’s budget, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Locke warning about the negative economic impact of the administration’s budget priorities on New Jersey fishermen. In the letter, Pallone along with Sens. Kay Hagen (D-NC), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Scott Brown (R-MA), and Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA), Walter Jones (R-NC) and Mike McIntyre (D-NC), expressed concerns that the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s catch share policy emphasizes restrictive management over research that increases quotas. | |||
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- Federal fish quota plan catches criticism by anglers
- Recreational Fishing Alliance Says Environmental Defense is on the Offensive
- Nine Senators and Congressmen Urge Obama Administration to Consider Alternatives to Catch Shares
- Opponents of Catch Shares Urged to Contact their Representative Immediately to Support Jones Amendment
MELISSA WOOD, NATIONAL FISHERMEN: Meting out the meager
May 22, 2012 - Listening to the New England Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel talk about how that industry is going to pay for monitoring costs is kind of like trying to figure out how to pay your bills when you've just lost your job. Though monitoring is important keeping costs down is critical. As Panel Member Gary Libby pointed out, "If we had 100 percent monitoring we probably wouldn't have an industry."
