Original photo: William Hyler
If you read CLF Scoop or follow fishery management news through other means, you know that since last May, the New England fishing industry has undergone its most significant changes in 30 years. The introduction of the new “sector” management system and new rules for harvesting groundfish like cod, haddock and flounder have been highly controversial in this region and beyond, and never before has a dialogue been more needed to help ensure that New England’s fishermen and the resources they rely upon continue to thrive. While we blog about these issues on the Scoop from time to time, we felt it was important to create a space dedicated to carrying out this dialogue—a forum where science and data meet ideas and experience in an informed, respectful and lively conversation. Today, we invite you to join that conversation at www.talkingfish.org.
At Talking Fish, we will present a wide range of news and views from scientists, researchers, economists, academics, environmental advocates, fishermen, resource managers, foodies and journalists. Our hope is to build a community with a shared goal of a prosperous and sustainable fishing industry and an abundant, diverse fish population for generations to come. We’ll continue to keep our Scoop readers up to date on fisheries management in New England, but we hope that those of you who are interested in delving into these issues further will become frequent readers of www.talkingfish.org as well.
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Frank Haggerty
It’s a fact that the CLF backs any kind of ocean wind turbines ,it doesn’t matter if the three phase power lines rip up the bottom of the ocean floor . The CLF backs the present catch share system and amendment 16 or anything that puts fishermen out of work to gain dock space in New Bedford Harbor .
When the wind turbines are complete the Homeland Security will declare 3000 square miles of federal lease space ,400 square miles between Rhode Island and Massachusetts and the Nantucket Sound areas off limits for national security reasons ! This is about commercial ocean wind turbines not the fishermen !
Peter Shelley
Mr. Haggerty’s characterizations of CLF’s positions on offshore wind development and its motivations for supporting the Amendment 16 groundfish management plan are neither true nor supported by one shred of evidence. CLF’s often-stated view is that wind energy, fishing and many other marine economic activities can be developed offshore in a compatible manner, that these industries will collectively continue to produce and support good maritime employment and infrastructure in the region, and that all wind energy should be developed and approved only after a rigorous environmental review process. The U.S. Coast Guard and Department of the Interior have stated publicly that there would be no access restrictions to the ocean waters around wind turbines.