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Fish Talk in the News – Friday, January 27

• Posted on January 27, 2012 by Talking Fish
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This week’s news roundup: discussion of NOAA’s potential move from the Department of Commerce to the Department of the Interior, talking fishery management with Maine fisherman Glen Libby, and updates on menhaden conservation and the Gulf of Maine cod stock assessment. … More Info »

• Posted in: In the News
• Tagged: agency reorganization, Center for American Progress, department of commerce, Department of the Interior, Fish on Fridays, forage fish, Glen Libby, Gulf of Maine cod, menhaden, Michael Conathan, NEFMC, NOAA, ocean policy, shrimping, stock assessments

Commerce Department announces 2011 NEFMC appointments

• Posted on June 3, 2011 by Talking Fish
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The Commerce Department has appointed three new faces from the commercial fishing industry to the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC). They are: Thomas D. Dempsey of Masssachusetts, a part-time commercial fisherman and Policy Director for the Cape Cod Commercial … More Info »

• Posted in: In the News
• Tagged: commercial fishing, department of commerce, fishery management councils, Laura Ramsden, NEFMC, NOAA, Peter Kendall, Tom Dempsey

Commerce Secretary nominee should champion policies that rebuild fish stocks and strengthen coastal economies

• Posted on June 2, 2011 by Talking Fish
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Last week, President Obama nominated John Bryson, a former energy company CEO, to be the next Secretary of Commerce.  According to the Boston Globe, Bryson has a long history of business leadership, having spent nearly two decades as chairman and … More Info »

• Posted in: Opinion
• Tagged: department of commerce, economic benefits of rebuilding fisheries, John Bryson, Marine Fish Conservation Network, rebuilding fish stocks, science-based catch limits

Today’s must-read: “New catch limits signal success of new fish rules”

• Posted on April 25, 2011 by Talking Fish
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This editorial in today’s edition of the Portland Press Herald makes the case again that sectors are working for New England , in light of the Department of Commerce’s recent decision to increase catch limits for 12 different groundfish stocks. … More Info »

• Posted in: In the News
• Tagged: catch limits, department of commerce, Groundfish, Sectors