Nordic Fisheries' Peter Anthony Supports NE Council's George Bank, GOA Closure Proposals (Opinion)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [New Bedford Standard Times] Opinion by Peter Anthony - April 20, 2015
New England’s historic fisheries are too important to our communities, to our economies and to our cultural heritage to allow special interest politics to stand in the way of substantive progress. Contrary to recent claims by some environmental organizations, the New England Fishery Management Council’s (NEFMC) proposed updates to habitat closures in our region via Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 (OHA2) will align our commercial fisheries with exponentially improved science that better protects both our industries and our environment.
Currently under consideration as part of this process, the NEFMC must pursue Alternative 5 for the Great South Channel and Alternative 7 for Georges Bank. These proposals will improve conservation, advance our fishing industries, expand our scientific understanding of these important areas and secure a future for our fisheries as prestigious as our past...
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