Dr. Jane Lubchenco accused of supporting the agendas of environmental groups in effort to destroy the traditional tuna fishery, and of ignoring historical stock recovery commitments. The Acting Board of the American Bluefin Tuna Association has submitted an article to Saving Seafood in which they accuse NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco of supporting the agendas of environmental groups in effort to destroy the traditional tuna fishery, and of ignoring historical stock recovery commitments.
The board noted that before the ICCAT meeting began, Senator John Kerry, along with Senator Olympia Snowe, Congressman Barney Frank and other elected officials had urged Dr. Lubchenco to advocate for the highest Western total allowable catch possible.
The board has asked Senator Kerry, in his capacity as Senior Senator from Massachusetts and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to call upon Dr. Lubchenco to explain why she ignored his "reasonable request" and instead chose an action that they say "can only be called punitive to American fishermen and advocated for a destructive ICCAT negotiation and agreement."
They also ask why, upon arrival in Paris, Dr. Lubchenco chose to make her first meeting with environmental groups before she met with her own US delegation.
Read the complete article at Saving Seafood