JESSICA HATHAWAY: 'National Fisherman' editor says New York Times misrepresented catch share support
May 18, 2012 - The New York Times heralds catch shares for saving summer flounder and Northeast haddock, which is like crediting a freshman class for the seniors' high college placement rate. By the same token, we could blame catch shares for the demise of Northeast cod stocks. But we don't.
Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Working Group Meeting with Fishing Industry
May 16, 2012
In April NOAA Fisheries Service and the NEFMC established a joint working group to look at mitigating the impacts of reduced Georges Bank yellowtail flounder catch limits on U.S. Fishermen in 2012. The following was released by NOAA and the NEFMC this morning:
- New Bedford, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Businesses Team up to Provide Lighting Upgrades for New Bedford State Pier Facility in advance of Commercial Marine Expo
- Lobster hostilities lead to boat sinkings in Friendship
- Passamaquoddy tribe issues 236 elver licenses as prices top $2,000 per pound
- STEVE SCHEIBLAUER: California's “Forage” Fish Protection Strongest in the World, Yet Extremists Still Want to Ban Fishing
- ERIC SCHWAAB: U.S. Fisheries Management: Lessons from a 35-Year Journey
- SARAH GARCIA: Taking New Strides for Maritime Economy
- MICHAEL CONATHAN: Fish on Fridays: The Ethics of Seafood
- Feds eye new rules for bluefin tuna catch
- Fishery managers to hold talks with New England fishermen over catch reductions
- Charter captains describe big-boat cod raids
- ALASKA: Bering Sea Snow Crab Season Extension
- Some fish stocks rebuilding but problems remain in New England
- Vietnam protests China's S. China Sea fishing ban
- Fisheries Congress attracts more than 1,300 delegates from 65 countries
- Scientists debate seafood certification systems
- Watchdog to focus on fishy business
- World Fisheries Congress investigates the impact of illegal fishing on the industry
- ACCSP Releases Atlantic Coast Fisheries Data Collection Standards
- ASMFC River Herring Benchmark Assessment Indicates Stock is Depleted
- ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Increases 2012/2103 Quota to 35.6 Million Pounds and Approves Draft Addendum IV for Public Comment
- ASMFC Announces Change in Leadership
- ASMFC American Eel and River Herring Benchmark Stock Assessments Now Available
