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International Fisheries Clarification Act Advances in Senate

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Published: December 21, 2010

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) has advanced a bill through the U.S. Senate to enhance management of New England’s historic groundfish industry.

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International Fisheries Management Commission Agrees to Strategy to Amend Measures to End Pacific Bigeye Tuna Overfishing

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Published: December 16, 2010

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) 7th Regular Session, in Ko Olina, Hawaii was attended by over four hundred delegates and observers from Pacific nations and territories as well as the European Commission.

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UK Fights to End Cod Discards

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Published: December 15, 2010
Updated: December 15, 2010

The UK has secured an agreement to a complete review of the controversial cod recovery plan for 2011, including current days at sea restrictions, at the December Fisheries Council in Brussels. During the meeting the UK also successfully fought for a 12 per cent increase in North Sea cod quota to allow expansion of the successful catch quota trials. Both deals will support the ongoing fight to stop perfectly edible fish being thrown overboard.

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Alaska Sues to Overturn NMFS Decision on Western Steller Sea Lions

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Published: December 15, 2010

The State of Alaska filed suit on December 14,2010 in the U.S. District Court for Alaska against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) over the agency’s decision to significantly curtail fishing in the western Aleutian Islands out of concern for Steller sea lions.

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NOAA Responds to Inspector General's Report on NOAA's Enforcement Program

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Published: December 9, 2010

NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco has issued a response to the Inspector General's September 23, 2010 report regarding NOAA's enforcement program.

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Icelandic Whaling Condemned by USA, IWC

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Published: December 6, 2010

In November 2010, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued statements regarding Iceland’s decision to resume international trade in fin whale meat, and its escalation of commercial whaling outside of the control of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

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Senator Snowe Blasts NOAA Position on Bluefin Tuna

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Published: November 22, 2010
Updated: November 24, 2010

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) has blasted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for a position announced recently by NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco at a meeting of the International Commission on Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Paris, France.

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Scottish MEP Denounces Pangasuis Imports

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Published: November 11, 2010

According to conservative MEP Struan Stevenson, "Scottish shoppers are unwittingly buying a catfish farmed by 'slave labour' in the filthy Mekong River in Vietnam."

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Scotland Announces Future of Fisheries Management Report

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Published: November 10, 2010

In November 4, 2010, Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead announced a report from the Inquiry into the Future of Fisheries Management (IFFM).

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U.S Congressman Walter B. Jones Seeks Answers About NOAA Catch Share Policy

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Published: November 9, 2010

On Nov 8, 2010, U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) sent a letter to Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), opposing NOAA’s recently announced National Catch Share Policy and demanding answers regarding its development.

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