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Congress to NOAA: Catch shares need your help |
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A letter sent this week to NOAA, signed by Oregon senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio, asks National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Jane Lubchenco for advice on how to design catch share programs that protect fishing communities.
They wrote: “Fishing is an important economic driver in many of our nation’s coastal communities, and protecting this resource is even more essential now than ever as our nation struggles to rebound from the economic downturn. We ask that NMFS provide the necessary guidance during the implementation of its Catch Share Policy to ensure a vibrant future for our local fishing economies.” Read the complete story from Ecotrope.
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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."
