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National pro-fishing rally set for March in D.C. |
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Commercial and recreational fishing interests today announced plans for a
March 21 mass demonstration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to
energize the push for amending the law that directs the regulation of
America's fisheries, a little more than two years after the 2010 "United
We Fish" rally turned up the national heat on regulatory and
enforcement issues.
The 2012 "Keep Fishermen Fishing" rally was announced this morning in a release that focuses on the organizers' foes — "a handful of mega-foundations and the anti-fishing ENGOs (environmental non-government organizations) they support to drive fishermen off the water." Read the complete article from The Gloucester Times
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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."
