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US Commerce Secretary declares disaster for Alaska salmon fisheries

September 13, 2012 National, North Pacific

…….Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell requested a disaster declaration from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank, citing low king salmon runs,,,,,,,,,,http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/us-commerce-secretary-declares-disaster-alaska-salmon-fisheries

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Fishermen fight NOAA penalty for accidental catch of porpoises – Bullard Meets NH Fishermen –

September 13, 2012 Uncategorized

PORTSMOUTH — Seacoast-area fishermen told new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regional Administrator John Bullard on Wednesday that a pending “consequence closure” of a section of the Gulf of Maine could spell the end of the fi,,,,,,,,,Read More http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120913-NEWS-209130409

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BREAKING – Northeast, two other U.S. fishing areas declared disasters. Including Alaska, and Mississippi

September 13, 2012 Gulf of Mexico, National, North Pacific

“Fishermen in the Northeast are facing financial hardships because of the unexpe,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,also declared in Alaska, because of low returns of Chinook salmon in some key regions, and Mississippi Read More

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/13/us-usa-fishing-disasters-idUSBRE88C17P20120913

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BREAKING – Commerce Department listens to pleas from lawmakers and declares fishery disaster – What’s Next?

September 13, 2012 National

U.S. Sen. John Kerry announced this morning that the Department of Commerce agreed to the bipartisan request from members of Congress, four New England Governors and many other elected officials for a declaration of a commercial fishery failure in the No,,,,,,,,,,,Read More http://www.savingseafood.org/fishing-industry-alerts/commerce-department-listens-to-pleas-from-new-england-lawmakers-and-declares-fishery-dis-2.html,,,,,,,,,,stocks that have limited their ability to catch enough to make ends meet,” said Acting Secretary Blank. “The Department of Commerce has determined that the diminished fish stocks have resulted despite fishermen’s adherence,,,,,,,,,,,

This mess is a creation of this agency. Lets talk about it! Leave some comments.

Northeast Seafood Coalition Statement on Federal Disaster Funding for Northeast Groundfish Fishing Industry

http://www.savingseafood.org/fishing-industry-alerts/nsc-statement-on-federal-disaster-funding-for-northeast-groundfish-ind-2.html View PDF @ savingseafood link

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

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