Today, compared with last year, revenues have increased and our fishermen report that the catch of healthy stocks, including haddock and redfish, are up by more than 10 percent. Moreover, the rate of discarded fish has fallen from historically high levels of 15 percent to roughly 2.5 percent.
When I attended the Maine fishermen's forum in Rockland earlier this month, our dedicated fishermen exhibited cautious optimism about the future of the fishery. Their resounding calls to "stay the course" underscored the critical imperative to redouble our efforts and make continued improvements to the management of the new, sector-based system.
Ms. Snowe, you certainly discredit yourself- 11 months and magically the stocks have rebuilt?
The truth is they were rebuilt before EDF (with corporate funding) decided to sell our fish resources to the highest bidders.
You are NOT speaking for the majority of fishermen. We do not want Wall St investors manipulating fish shares.
Posted by: muddog | March 29, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Senator Snowe has been captured by aliens, and is now fully programed with the EDF computor chip, planted in her posterior, just like Sam Farr D LaLa Land.Abolish Catch Shares. Join the effort to expose the foundations financing the destruction. Rid the process of their influence.Walter Jones is fighting for us all, along with a broad coalition of D', and R's. This Catch Share drive is far from over.Lend support by being vocal here
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Posted by: borehead | March 30, 2011 at 02:02 PM