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Expanding Antiquities Act Monument Would Set A Dangerous Precedent

hawaii-longline-vessel-640x359The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently held a public meeting to discuss the proposed expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Proponents of the expansion stand behind the request of and a group of seven Native Hawaiians for President Barack Obama to consider invoking the Antiquities Act of 1906 to expand the existing 50 mile monument boundary four-fold. The new monument would include nearly all of the Exclusive Economic Zone surrounding the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and a whopping 60 percent of the greater Hawaiian Islands EEZ. In the case of Schatz’s proposal for monument expansion the concept of due process has been forsaken completely. The idea that sound science must be a basis for decision making has been abandoned in the face of a perceived urgency. Instead, the proposal has served to undermine the very structures we have in place to preserve a fair and equitable means of addressing public concerns about a shared resource (read up on Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act.) Read the op-ed here 10:23

“It sets a dangerous precedent,” – Fish baron wins bid to use foreign ship to catch Canadian Redfish quota

In an unprecedented decision the federal Conservative government is allowing one of the region’s largest seafood processors to hire a foreign vessel to catch its Canadian fish quota. CBC_News_logoThe move is being described as a temporary solution to a shore-based disaster, but it is raising questions for some. “It sets a dangerous precedent,” said outgoing Nova Scotia Fisheries Minister Sterling Belliveau. “I’m amazed. When I look at rural Nova Scotia I see boats tied up because they have no access to resource.” more@cbcnews 00:00