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EDF and Catch Shares
Sometimes you can’t help but laugh out loud while doing research. I recently had one of those experiences.
Check out the About.com Guide for “The Environmental Defense Fund and Catch Shares”
EDF influence has rewritten the government’s policies on fisheries management.
The EDF is a strong proponent of catch shares. The large and influential organization is one of the main reasons NOAA has adopted catch shares as its new fisheries management mechanism.
The following passage had me laughing so hard, I almost cried.
In 2009, former EDF Vice-Chairwoman Dr. Jane Lubchenco was named the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator by President Barack Obama. She is the head of NOAA. Curiously, her tenure at EDF is omitted from her extensive resume in her 500 word biographical information on her NOAA Web page.
Gee, I wonder why that’s been omitted? ;)
