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Stock assessment meeting erupts into lively talk between NOAA scientists and fishermen
Diagrams, life-like statues and pictures fill the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center to depict the history and future of the industry. NOAA scientists and local fishermen filled the small building on Bethel Street on Wednesday night to discuss future stock assessments. The meeting, though, told another aspect in the story of the Port of New Bedford: the decades old tension that continues to exist between the groups. “We all have to pull in the same direction,” Executive Director of New Bedford Seafood Consulting Jim Kendall said. Instead a powerpoint presentation listing stock limits led to a discussion, which evolved into an argument and ended with two fishermen abruptly leaving. Russ Brown, director of the Population Dynamics Branch of NOAA, ended his presentation to meet with the fishermen outside. They spoke outside for 20 minutes before parting ways with a semblance of mutual respect. click here to read the story 20:44
Live update – Groundfish Webinar – Dave Goethel Sensored? – UPDATED
WTF? Dave is tearing it up with real truth, and they pull the plug? STANDING BY. DON”T KNOW WHY!
I missed a big chunk of Dave’s presentation, but what I did hear makes me want to hear more. There were a lot of very smart people there today. The breaks in the webinar seemed to happen at the wrong times!
There was a lot of passion in that meeting today, and I can foresee some progress of including fishermen in the process of stock assessments. John Bullard continues to intrigue.
