Daily Archives: October 6, 2013
Fisheries policies for a new era – Hall, S.J. ; Hilborn, R. ; Andrew, N. ; Allison, E.H.
There is a growing recognition that the fisheries policies of the past have been driven primarily by environmental and economic research agendas. This may have been due to the influence of the more powerful actors in the fisheries policy debate: foreign governments, conservation organizations, the scientific establishment, development bodies, and finance institutions. The actors without a voice at the table have been the millions of small-scale fishers, less educated, less organized, and with little economic or political weight. More@worldfishcenter’org 20:49
LISTEN LIVE: Attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting October 7-10, 2013 in Philadelphia, PA
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agenda – Location: Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown, 21 N. Juniper Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, phone 215-496-3200. Webinar Registration http://www.mafmc.org/ 19:41
Opinion: How Maine’s Bagaduce River could become the latest ecosystem destroyed By Tom Stewart
All of a sudden in 2013, we have seen an unprecedented expansion of leases and 15 new applications for test permits. As permission is granted for more of these commercial aquaculture operations, I wonder how much of this activity the Bagaduce can support before there is a significant change to the balance of indigenous, marine life. more@bdn 18:06
Trade Dispute With Mexico Over ‘Dolphin-Safe’ Tuna Heats Up
The fight over Mexican tuna, and whether it is truly fished using dolphin safe practices, rages on. Mexico recently won a two decade long fight to get its tuna labeled dolphin safe. The WTO this month ruled in its favor. But the U.S. still refuses to allow Mexican tuna with a dolphin safe label on store shelves. Mexico says it’s had enough and is preparing to retaliate with trade sanctions on U.S. imports. Ensenada, Baja California, was once the thriving heart of the Mexican tuna industry. more@npr 16:41
Government Shutdown: Multi Millions at Stake for Working People in the Alaska Crab Industry – Timing is Critical
Kodiak’s waterfront is bedecked with hundreds of “7-bys,” the big, heavy crab pots, as boats stack their gear for major fisheries in the Bering Sea. The Bristol Bay red king crab season is set to open Oct. 15, with a harvest of 8.6 million pounds, similar to last year. A reopened Tanner crab fishery will produce a 3 million-pound catch; the numbers for Bering Sea snow crab, Alaska’s largest crab fishery, will be out next week. more@adn 12:39
Greenpeace has accused the 24 nations responsible for managing the world’s biggest tuna fishery of failing to ensure the industry fishes legally.
China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, Europe and the Philippines are all big players in the Pacific tuna fishery. The countries have just finished five days of negotiations at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission in Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia. Audio: Data failures threaten Pacific tuna conservation: Greenpeace (ABC News) [email protected] 12:22
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update October 6, 2013
“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Update 11:26
