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How Investing in Our Fisheries Pays Off

• Posted on March 14, 2012 by Lee Crockett (The Pew Charitable Trusts)
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By Lee Crockett of the Pew Environment Group. Sometimes, an idea comes forward in Washington that actually brings together people who normally disagree. The Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act (FIRRA) of 2012 does that and more. This bipartisan bill would provide financial support to fishermen and improve management of our oceans. … More Info »

• Posted in: Bottom Line
• Tagged: cooperative research, FIRRA, fisheries science, Lee Crockett, Representative Barney Frank, Representative Frank Guinta, Senator John D. Rockefeller, Senator John Kerry, Senator Olympia Snowe, Senator Scott Brown, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Talks Fish

• Posted on October 14, 2011 by Tricia K. Jedele
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Tricia K. Jedele is Vice President and Director of CLF Rhode Island. On the Senate Floor yesterday, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island spoke in defense of science and reason — two subjects often deliberately ignored in the legislative debates … More Info »

• Posted in: Protecting Ocean Ecosystems
• Tagged: climate change, ocean acidification, Rhode Island, Science, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse