Will catch shares do the trick? by Lisa Duchene
I support catch-shares in principal, and I support ending overfishing and bringing fisheries into balance.
But will this latest regulatory overhaul and the catch-share system help rebuild New England’s traditional fisheries? I don’t know, but I certainly hope ― and pray ― it will.
Hopefully, when the stocks return, there will still be New England fishermen around to catch them.
Monday: Northeast Fisheries Summit
Mar 8, 2010
Mayor Scott Lang, the City of New Bedford, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute to welcome all interested parties to the Northeast Fisheries Summit, to be held Monday, March 8, 2010 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
- Tom Dempsey of the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fisherman's Association discusses several issues; Congressman John Tierney on NOAA Fisheries
- Jack Spillane: Not yet up to speed, fisheries agency head holds fast to 'science'
- Fishermen, politicians make case NOAA has failed them at New England Fisheries Summit
