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Alaska Fishermen to Walmart: “Why Didn’t You Keep Your Promise to Congress?”

January 7, 2014 ENGO, North Pacific

Alaska fishermen are pledging to take further action to hold Walmart accountable for its ongoing failure to keep its promise to revise by the end of 2013 its outdated and misguided policy that is shutting out a large proportion of sustainable Alaska salmon from its stores. Read [email protected] 17:38

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“Alaska Salmon Now” Calls on Wal-Mart To Make A Decison About Sustainability Certifications

January 7, 2014 ENGO, North Pacific

A small organization made up primarily of commercial fishermen and consumers is pressing Wal-Mart to make a decision about stocking products made with salmon from Alaska. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the story. Listen @kdlg 11:28

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“Alaska Salmon Now”, Applauds Federal – Corporate Decisions to End Controversial MSC-Only Sustainability Policies

October 21, 2013 ENGO, National, North Pacific

“MSC-only policies are unfairly hurting American jobs and consumers,” said Greg Gabriel, Executive Director of the Northwest & Alaska Seiners Association. “Alaska has proven time and time again that our fisheries have been sustainable long before MSC, and retailers should be proud to provide sustainable Alaska salmon to its customers.” more@prnewswire 10:55

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“Alaska Salmon Now!” – DEMAND THAT WALMART DO THE RIGHT THING – SIGN THE PETITION

September 4, 2013 ENGO, National, North Pacific

Wal-Mart CEO and Legal Counsel: Reverse Discriminatory Policy Against Sustainable Alaska Salmon

The Petition 22:09

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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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