Tag Archives: New England Fishery Management Council’s (NEFMC)
Peter Anthony, Nordic Fisheries — Size of closures not as important as effectiveness
New England’s historic fisheries are too important to our communities, to our economies and to our cultural heritage to allow special interest politics to stand in the way of substantive progress. Contrary to recent claims by some environmental organizations, the New England Fishery Management Council’s (NEFMC) proposed updates to habitat closures in our region via Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 (OHA2) will align our commercial fisheries with exponentially improved science that better protects both our industries and our environment. Read the rest here 08:07
