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Fish Talk in the News – Friday, November 1

• Posted on November 1, 2013 by Talking Fish
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In this week’s Fish Talk in the News, a Maine state lawmaker introduces a bill to respond to ocean acidification; Massachusetts announces $10.4 million in funding for wetlands restoration; Steve Urbon responds to the NRC report on Magnuson-Stevens; a sinking vessel takes the life of a Maine fisherman; NOAA introduces electronic reporting to more fisheries; NRDC releases a video highlighting the Atlantic canyons and seamounts; the ASMFC agrees to keep elver fishing open but reduce catch. … More Info »

• Posted in: In the News
• Tagged: canyons, corals, elver, habitat restoration, ocean acidification, seamounts, Steve Urbon

Same Old, Same Old

• Posted on October 31, 2013 by Peter Shelley (CLF)
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It is always interesting but rarely informing to read the often whining editorial opinions that emanate from the nation’s highest landed-value port, New Bedford. The recent column, “Don’t take NOAA for an answer” (New Bedford Standard Times, October 28, 2013), is no exception. … More Info »

• Posted in: Opinion
• Tagged: 10-year rebuilding goal, Barney Frank, ecosystem-based fisheries management, MSA Reauthorization, NOAA, Steve Urbon