Conservation Law Foundation » shrimp http://www.clf.org For a thriving New England Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:02:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 This Week on TalkingFish.org – February 4-8 http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/this-week-on-talkingfish-org-february-4-8/ http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/this-week-on-talkingfish-org-february-4-8/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:37:03 +0000 Leah Fine http://www.clf.org/?p=13788 This week on Talking Fish, Peter Shelley asks the New England Fishery Management Council to shut down the New England cod fishery; Fish Talk in the News has updates on fisheries management.

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]]> February 6 - Peter Shelley to NEFMC: Shut Down New England Cod Fishery - Last Wednesday, January 30, the New England Fishery Management Council voted to cut catch limits for New England’s cod stocks by 61-77% from their 2012 levels. Conservation Law Foundation Senior Counsel Peter Shelley made this statement to the Council urging cautious management and asking them to consider shutting down the New England cod fishery so stocks can recover.

February 8 - Fish Talk in the News – Friday, February 8 - In this week’s Fish Talk in the News, industry members respond to cod catch cuts; lobstermen discuss options for avoiding a glut; northern shrimp catches are low; new dogfish research says they don’t migrate as much as expected; Carl Safina supports groundfish closed areas; John Tierney introduces a new diaster relief bill, Vito Giacalone is exonerated by an independent review.

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]]> http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/this-week-on-talkingfish-org-february-4-8/feed/ 0 This Week on TalkingFish.org – December 3-7 http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/this-week-on-talkingfish-org-december-3-7/ http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/this-week-on-talkingfish-org-december-3-7/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:31:04 +0000 Leah Fine http://www.clf.org/?p=12824 This week on Talking Fish, a Pew Environment Group video shows the importance of menhaden to coastal ecoystems; Fish Talk in the News has updates on sharp cuts to northern shrimp quotas and NOAA's efforts to help fishermen target dogfish and redfish.

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]]> December 3- Video: Menhaden Matter – Pew Environment Group’s Atlantic Menhaden Campaign produced this short video to show how protecting this little fish can have big benefits for our coastal ecosystem.

December 7 – Fish Talk in the News – Friday, December 7 – In this week’s Fish Talk in the News, ASMFC makes sharp cuts in the 2013 northern shrimp quota; the Boston Globe continues its investigation of seafood fraud; congressmen attempt to tack aid for groundfishermen onto a Hurricane Sandy relief package; a Gloucester Daily Times editorial supports the Amendment 18 process; Cape Cod towns want more shark monitoring; NOAA proposes new rules to help target healthy dogfish and redfish stocks.

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