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“The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl Champions

February 2, 2014 National

Congratulations to our North West Fishermen Friends! Enjoy the Hell outta this! 22:06

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China will keep ban on West Coast shellfish – test results showed geoducks were safe

February 2, 2014 National, Pacific

BREMERTON (AP) — The Chinese ban of shellfish imports from the U.S. West Coast will continue indefinitely, according to a letter by Chinese officials to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Jan. 23 letter raises new question about U.S. health standards for shellfish, the Kitsap Sun reported. Read [email protected] 15:01

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Wind Power Group Sues US for $40M and Sea Lion Poop

February 2, 2014 Pacific

WASHINGTON (CN) – Wind power companies sued the United States for $40 million, claiming Uncle Sam refuses to honor its own tax credit and cash grant system for renewable energy operations. Read more here

Sea Lion Poop Becomes A Bone of Contention – SAN DIEGO (CN) – Sea lion poop and cormorant guano in pricey La Jolla have wafted a lawsuit into the San Diego mayor’s office. Read more here 13:05

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Rosa Meehan: Fisheries board has prime opportunity for smarter management

February 2, 2014 North Pacific

Salmon, and fishing for salmon, is an iconic aspect of life in much of Alaska — so are conflicts about who is entitled to fish for how much and when (allocation issues). Read more@adn 12:37

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Proposed Rule, Request For Comments; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Framework Adjustment 8

February 2, 2014 Mid Atlantic

~~NOAA Fisheries~~ NMFS is seeking public comments on proposed measures under the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Fisheries. At the request of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, NOAA Fisheries is proposing to make adjustments to the butterfish discard cap to help extend the longfin squid fishery throughout the fishing year, while protecting the buttefish stock. Click here to view the proposed rule and learn more about how to provide public comments on these proposed measures. The deadline for providing public comments is March 3, 2014. 11:17

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2014/2015 Atlantic Herring and 2014 Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside Awards Announced

February 2, 2014 Mid Atlantic

~~NOAA Fisheries~~ NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center Cooperative Research Program has made three awards under the 2014 Mid-Atlantic and 2014/2015 Atlantic Herring Research Set-Aside programs. Click here for details. 11:08

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Board of Fisheries hears nearly eight hours of public testimony – ADF&G website crashes.

February 2, 2014 North Pacific

The board heard from fishermen from nearly every UCI fishery who didn’t want to loose opportunity – and many who were concerned about declining king runs in the area. Much of the testimony was as expected, with stakeholders providing similar testimony to the written comments submitted before the meeting began. A total 234 members of the public signed up to testify. Read [email protected] Meeting resumes at 8 a.m. Sunday – 12:00 eastern 11:05

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Nine steps to save waterways and fisheries identified by researchers

February 2, 2014 Canada, National

The key to clean water and sustainable fisheries is to follow nine guiding principles of water management, says a team of Canadian biologists. Read [email protected] 10:40

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Narcissistic Television Anti-whalers claim ‘aggressive’ ramming by Japanese

February 2, 2014 ENGO

SYDNEY : Militant anti-whaling campaigners Sea Shepherd said one of their ships was rammed Sunday during “aggressive” and “unprovoked” confrontations with the Japanese in the Southern Ocean. Read [email protected] 10:23

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update February 2, 2014

February 2, 2014 New England

“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 09:30

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Tobacco Science Pew Charitable Trusts is not opposed to offshore drilling! Just Fishing.

February 2, 2014 ENGO, National

but a balance must be achieved between responsible energy development and protection of the environment. World-leading Arctic standards should be put in place for safety and for oil spill prevention and response in this extreme, remote, and vulnerable ecosystem. Read more here! How about NO Arctic drilling? 08:53

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Ocean Resource Privatization

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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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