Conservation Law Foundation » testimony http://www.clf.org For a thriving New England Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:23:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 This Week on TalkingFish.org http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/this-week-on-talkingfish-org-3/ http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/this-week-on-talkingfish-org-3/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:16:15 +0000 Samantha Caravello http://www.clf.org/?p=6719
  • December 9: “Chefs Collaborative: Why accurate fish stock assessments matter” – Guest blog from Chefs Collaborative executive director about why accurately assessing the size of fish populations is important for fishermen, coastal communities, the government and even chefs and consumers!
  • December 12: “Fish Talk in the News – Monday, December 12″ – This week in the news: disagreement over the decision to appeal the judge’s ruling in the Amendment 16 case, the Nature Conservancy buys a groundfish permit in Maine, support for catch shares in the Gulf of Mexico, locally sourced meats and seafood will be big in 2012, and the need to keep the Magnuson-Stevens Act strong.
  • December 14: “Video: Watch my Testimony on Rebuilding a Vibrant New England Fishery” – A video of CLF’s Peter Shelley testifying before the House Committee on Natural Resources in early December.
  • December 15: “Overfishing 101: Dissecting Sectors” – Lee Crockett of the Pew Environment Group writes about the New England groundfish fishery’s first year and counting under the new sector management system.
  • December 16: “Fish Talk in the News – Friday, December 16″ – Gulf of Maine cod stock assessment, fish may be more susceptible to ocean acidification than previously thought, the Coast Guard and fishermen work together to find mutually agreeable solutions, and a new app to track the mercury in your sushi.
    • ]]>     http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/this-week-on-talkingfish-org-3/feed/ 0     Video: Watch my Testimony on Rebuilding a Vibrant New England Fishery http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/video-watch-my-testimoney-on-rebuilding-a-vibrant-new-england-fishery/ http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/video-watch-my-testimoney-on-rebuilding-a-vibrant-new-england-fishery/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:32:57 +0000 Peter Shelley http://www.clf.org/?p=6648 As I wrote in a recent post here on CLF Scoop, I testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources on a topic that I have worked on for years: restoring New England’s fisheries and commercial fish populations. We recently posted that clip to YouTube. You can watch it by clicking on the image below.

    You can also download a transcript of my testimony here, or read it here.

    Thanks for supporting CLF’s work to rebuild a vibrant New England fishery.

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