• AN OCEAN POLICY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY -- This document provides an overview of the recommendations for a new ocean policy as set out in the 1999 Clinton Administration report entitled "Turning to the Sea: American's Ocean Future." (Added: 28-May-2003 Hits: 435 Rating: 4.00 Votes: 3) Rate It

• Commission's 3-year study cites dire need for new approach to U.S. oceans -- A commission studying US oceans concludes that government oversight, ecosystem managers, and MPAs are needed to reverse our ocean crisis. The Pew Commission report called for "a serious rethinking of ocean law." It urged Congress to enact a National Ocean Policy Act to streamline the government's approach. The panel said a new oceans agency should take over the NOAA and marine-related programs run by Interior and Agriculture and the EPA. (Added: 6-Jun-2003 Hits: 261 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Congress OKs groundfish buyout; timing unclear -- In the Omnibus Appropriations Act, lawmakers included $10 million to fund a New England groundfish fishing capacity reduction program - the fourth buyout so far. The first, a $2 million pilot program, began in 1995 and was followed by a full-scale $22.5 million program, which required fishermen to take their vessels out of the fishery, scrapping them if necessary. (Added: 5-Jun-2003 Hits: 147 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• ELIMINATING FISHING SUBSIDIES AS A WAY TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION (Added: 21-Jan-2003 Hits: 167 Rating: 7.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• FISHERY MANAGEMENT LAW WILL ENHANCE TAXPAYER, EVTAL & FISHERMAN PROTECTIONS -- The Magnuson-Stevens Act being taken up in subcommittee today is an excellent first step towards protecting fishermen and managing our fisheries in an economically sustainable fashion, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, a national budget watchdog organization and Friends of the Earth, a national environmental organization. (Added: 25-May-2003 Hits: 171 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Government Closes Grand Banks -- The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has shut down the Grand Banks to pelagic longlining until further notice to protect loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles. (Added: 5-Jun-2003 Hits: 105 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Government loosens fishing regulations -- Federal regulators will postpone regulations designed to allow some decimated fish populations to replenish. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced it would extend the deadline for rebuilding stocks of cod and other groundfish species to 2014, rather than the 2009 deadline established earlier. (Added: 22-Aug-2003 Hits: 160 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Groundfish peer review panel: Given uncertainty, 'be adaptive' -- The independent peer review of groundfish biological reference points and trawl survey issues is complete and the findings are public. In short, the review panel concluded that the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's work is "scientifically sound," but a significant amount of "uncertainty" underlies all biomass modeling, so fishery managers should "be adaptive" in their management approach. (Added: 5-Jun-2003 Hits: 87 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Lobster stock collapse: ASMFC Acts -- Calling it a "first step" in dealing with the serious stock decline in Area 2, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) American Lobster Management Board has approved emergency action to accelerate two previously scheduled gauge increases for that area. However, to the relief of some and the frustration of others, the board did not endorse any additional emergency measures, such as a seasonal shutdown of the fishery. (Added: 5-Jun-2003 Hits: 92 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Overcoming Three Hurdles to IFQs in U.S. Fisheries: A Guide Federal Policym -- Reason (Added: 5-Apr-2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Panel to seek solutions to ocean-policy challenges -- (2002) A federal commission has been convened and presented with a daunting mission: study how the nation manages its oceans -- from fishing to offshore drilling to ports -- and recommend ways to improve it. (Added: 28-May-2003 Hits: 130 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Pew Oceans Commission (Added: 26-Jun-2003 Hits: 132 Rating: 2.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Pew Report Finds U.S. Oceans in Crisis -- The report from the Pew Oceans Commission calls for a new national commitment to the oceans and for dramatic efforts - including the creation of a single federal agency to set and oversee U.S. ocean policy - to reverse the decline of ocean wildlife and the collapse of ocean ecosystems, and to preserve the ecological, economic and social benefits the oceans provide. (Added: 22-Aug-2003 Hits: 101 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• STUDY SHOWS ADJUSTMENTS IN GEAR, FISHING PRACTICE CAN REDUCE TURTLE BYCATCH -- Continuing efforts to aid the recovery of sea turtle populations, a team of NOAA scientists and U.S. fishermen is developing effective ways to minimize the potential for harming or catching them in commercial longline fisheries. (Added: 22-Aug-2003 Hits: 92 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Sustainable Development Webpage: Fishing Bibliography (Added: 22-Jul-2003 Hits: 100 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

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