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BP Deepwater Horizon disaster – Who are they trying to protect with this mosquito prosecution?

November 21, 2012 Gulf of Mexico

BP is hoping that everyone has forgotten the facts. The field crew were arguing over the abnormal negative tests and the move to proceed forward. Schlumberger crew was brought in earlier to assess the “dangerous situation”. Kaluza being inexperienced in offshore, called BP HQ on the eve of the blowout. http://bklim.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15341451-who-are-they-trying-to-protect-with-this-mosquito-prosecution?email=html

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northeast fisheries science center woods hole, ma. seeks comments …upcoming white hake stock assessment,

November 21, 2012 New England

WOODS HOLE — On Dec. 11, the Population Dynamics Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center will hold an open meeting in Woods Hole to review data for use in the upcoming white hake stock assessment, NOAA Fisheries Service said. In preparation for the meeting, officials are seeking comment from fishermen regarding the nature of the fisheries or catches. Written comments are welcome from those who can’t attend in person and should be submitted by Dec. 5. Comments can be emailed to Katherine Sosebee ([email protected]) or Gary Shepherd ([email protected]). Comments can also be mailed to them at 166 Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543.

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CG Cutter Valiant Returns From 50-Day Deployment – issued 68 fisheries and safety violations.

November 21, 2012 Gulf of Mexico

Valiant crewmembers examined more than 160,000 lbs of shrimp worth a market value of nearly $800,000 during 20 at-sea boardings. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/11/21/cg-cutter-valiant-returns-from-50-day-deployment.html?comp=7000023468292&rank=2

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Divvying up more sea floor for possible future wave energy devices riles commercial fishermen at TSP meeting in Newport.

November 21, 2012 Pacific

Territorial Sea Plan Meeting Oregon Coast Community College, Friday Oregon Coast commercial and sport fishermen were not a happy group all day Friday as they were pressured to give up more valuable fishing areas to accommodate future wave energy devices, many of which are not yet fully designed, manufactured or tested. In fact if these devises ever show up off the Oregon Coast they are likely to require,,,,,,,Read more http://www.newslincolncounty.com/?p=66562

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Commercial squid fishery closes, limit reached Sacramento, Calif.

November 21, 2012 Pacific

California’s commercial squid fishery has reached its 118,000 short ton limit and is closing until March. The state Department of Fish and Game (DFG) says the squid fishery shuts down at noon Wednesday. The department tracks catches daily to ensure squid are not overharvested. http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_22041118/commercial-squid-fishery-closes-limit-reached

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Tuna Tuna Tuna brought to you by savingseafood.org

November 21, 2012 National

The Ameri can Bluefin Tuna Association statement on Conclusion of the Annual ICCAT Meeting in Agadir, Morocco

NOAA Statement on ICCAT Determination on Bluefin Tuna

Bluefin Fishing Quota Will Rise Only Slightly

US bluefin tuna fishermen feel let down by their government’s actions at ICCAT

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NSC Statement Clarifying Position On Amendment 18

November 21, 2012 New England

The Northeast Seafood Coalition is pleased to provide the following comments on the Amendment 18 scoping document. This cites 2 objectives identified by the Council for Amendment 18:

http://www.savingseafood.org/images/nsc%20comments%20a18%20scoping.pdf

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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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