It seems to me that if initial allocations of catch shares go pro rata based on past take, then even small boats (& recreational boats, if they are significant enough to be included) benefit: they know what they can catch, can stop the wasteful…
I note that NOAA has just announced national draft policy favoring catch shares in general, though not as a panacea, and noting each case is different & depends on nature of fishery & abilities of fishermen to self-manage.
Rich, are you…
Rich, are you guys part of the industry-led International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), which apparently focusses on ensuring scientific and sustainable management of tuna that are canned?
http://world-wire.com/news/0903160001.html
Rich, I sympathize and think you to some extent make my point - namely, if you had some type of recognized long-term right to fish and to manage the bluefin stock, THEN you wouldn`t have to worry about remote governments (acting for a wide arrange…
Rich, I`m an American living in Tokyo, and have no tie to the fishing business or to BFT in particuklar, other than as a concerned consumer who doesn`t want to see responsible fishermen keep bearing the burden of very irresonsible fishing…
Got your e-mail and I'll get back to you later today. I'm going to forward your e-mail to Rich now. We are having high wind and heavy snow ...going to check the boat. ralph
John, here`s the comment I sent by email; I`ll post it on your new thread too:
While I am very concerned about the bluefin, isn`t the problem overfishing in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, and aren`t the US and US fisherman now responsibly…
Dear John: Thanks for the note.
I agree with the comments that I've seen Hillel so far. However, as the government is realizing that Japan has to cut back on its own quota, the Japanese are starting to realize that the bluefin and other fish…
Hillel, I agree with the comments that I've seen from you so far. However, as the government is realizing that Japan has to cut back on its own quota, the Japanese are starting to realize that the bluefin and other fish stocks are in peril.…
Hi Tom - thanks for joining Save The Bluefin. I see that you are from Japan. I am interested to hear about how Japanese consumers perceive the bluefin tuna and the current issues facing the remaining stocks?
Mar 13, 2009
TokyoTom is now a member of Save The Bluefin TunaMar 12, 2009
Hi Tom - thanks for joining Save The Bluefin. I see that you are from Japan. I am interested to hear about how Japanese consumers perceive the bluefin tuna and the current issues facing the remaining stocks?
Got your e-mail and I'll get back to you later today. I'm going to forward your e-mail to Rich now. We are having high wind and heavy snow ...going to check the boat. ralph