Jan
21
Community Supported Fisheries
Posted by: Adam Soliman | January 21, 2013 | 4 Comments
Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs) are organizational concepts emerging in coastal communities that can be effective in the development of sustainable fisheries. CSFs are modelled after Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) enterprises. Such collectives work to connect consumers to local and sustainably-produced foods which are often also fair-trade. CSFs are social enterprises which work to ensure that […]
Jan
11
More on the U.S Senate’ emergency bill
Posted by: Adam Soliman | January 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Hurricane Sandy devastated many parts of the U.S., specifically the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. On December 28, 2012 the Senate approved the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Assistance. This supplemental bill responds to Hurricane Sandy, as well as to other natural disasters that have occurred over the past year.[1] On January 2nd, 2013 the House Republican […]
Jan
8
U.S. North East fisheries might get $150 million in emergency fund
Posted by: Adam Soliman | January 8, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Although the Senate passed an emergency bill that included $150 million for four fisheries including the North-East groundfish fishery, the House did not act on the bill. They are expected to continue mid-January. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara A. Mikulski stated that ”The bipartisan disaster assistance bill passed by the Senate provides resources to help […]
Jan
3
Feds sued over not managing bycatch
Posted by: Adam Soliman | January 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Bycatch occurs with most fishing practices. Simply put, it is the amount of different types of fish that one catches while attempting to catch a particular type; if you are catching Black Cod and you happen to catch other types of fish, this will be called a bycatch. One of the aims of fisheries management […]