Each week on WBSM in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bob Vanasse of Saving Seafood joins host Phil Paleologos to discuss issues related to the fisheries with news-making guests.
December 23, 2010: Vito Giacalone, policy director at Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition, discusses the possible improvements that could come as a result of the passage of the International Fisheries Clarification Act which makes clear that the bilateral "understanding" between the U.S. and Canada for joint responsibility over Georges Bank fish stocks does meet the criteria of an international agreement under the Magnuson Act. This will allow for increased catch limits on cod, haddock and most yellowtail flounder for Northeast fishermen, while demonstrating that overfished stocks can be rebuilt over a longer time frame than the 10-year deadline in the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The legislation was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.