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Capt_Keith
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 Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:29 pm Post subject: UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR PROPOSAL TO BAN BLUE FIN |
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UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR PROPOSAL TO BAN BLUE FIN SALES
March 3, 2010 - The United States will continue its support for a proposal to ban all
international commercial trade of eastern and Mediterranean Atlantic bluefin tuna at this month’s meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Doha, Qatar, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland announced today.
Strickland, who will head the U.S. delegation to the 15th Conference of Parties (CoP15) of the 175-nation treaty said, “... in light of the serious compliance problems that have plagued the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean fishery and the fact that the 2010 quota level adopted by ICCAT (in their November meeting) is not as low as we believe is needed, the United States continues to have serious concerns about the long-term viability of either the fish or the fishery.â€
United States will support the proposal to list eastern and Mediterranean Atlantic bluefin tuna in Appendix I at the 15th Conference of Parties and will work actively with Monaco and other CITES and ICCAT Parties in order to achieve positive results for bluefin tuna at CoP15 and at the 2010 ICCAT annual meeting. If the bluefin tuna is listed under Appendix I, commercial fishermen in the United States could continue to sell western Atlantic bluefin tuna caught in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) domestically.
The Western Atlantic spawning stock has declined by 82.4 percent from 49,482 metric tons in 1970 to 8,693 metric tons in 2007, and meets the biological criteria for listing in Appendix I.
The Conference of the Parties will be held March 13-25, 2010, in Doha, Qatar.
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guimond
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Japan accounts for 3/4 of the commercial trade andhas already stated that it will ignore any trade ban. Under even newly instituted trade bans any country who takes a "reservation" (opposition) against the trade ban can legally trade with another country who takes another " reservation". Greece, Spain, Malta will take a "reservation" and will continue o trade as before. France and Italy ( who have 1/3 the TAC between them, have said it will go along after an eighteen month delay as they attempt to develop domestic markets. How many other countries that choose to adopt or oppose of the 175 countries voting remains to be seen. Australia, with its highly destructive, extremely lucrative tuna farming tchniques will probably oppose and take a "reservation."
In other words the Western Atlantic fishermen will suffer the most as the European and Meditteranean fisherman continue to make a mess of the fishery and ICCAT continues to place unenforcable restrictions and perform as a useless fisheries manager. |
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Capt. Cane
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:19 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds like US fisherman will continue to get screwed even more...... |
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Capt_Keith
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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Just go this email from a Friend:
US will support Bluefin Trade Ban
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I have received a copy of an email from Sen Snowe, R-Maine, in which she confirms that the US Fish and Wildlife Dept will support a CITES listing of Bluefin tuna.
What this means is if the measure is passed by 2/3 of the 175member nations then it will no longer be legal to sell Bluefin internationally. In other words, no US exports of Bluefin to Japan. This effectively kills the market for US fishermen.
The shocking part of this charade is that Japan will not abide by the CITES ruling and will continue to buy Bluefin from whoever wants to sell it.
This action by US F& W is just another example of how the US Government has chosen to punish US fishermen who have been fishing under tight quotas and regulations for years.
I don't know if this CITES proposal will pass at the upcoming meeting later this month in Qatar. I do know that this action by US F&W will carry a great deal of weight at the CITES meeting.
Just another example of the US Government and the militant enviros gone wild.
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Capt_Keith
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Fishfindertoo
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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"Just another example of the US Government and the militant enviros gone wild."
I don't understand this statement. Most people up here agree that Blue Fins are over fished and something needs to be none to stop it, right. Well, it seems like that's what there trying to accomplish. And yes, I understand that other countries are going to get whatever we don't, but does that mean we should just say the hell with it and get ours before there gone. To me that kind of logic is about as stupid as it get.
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Squid Row
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This move will divert the focus from a commercial fishery to a charter fishery off the Carolinas.
Are most of our commercial blue fin fishermen also charter captains? If so, this will help their charter business but hurt their bank accounts as those big paycheck fish that come in once in a while will be a thing of the past.
Short term, this will hurt but I believe in the long term this could help create a truly world class fishing destination in winter.
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Capt_Keith
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Proposal Not Adopted After Intense Debate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The proposal to list Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) under Appendix I of CITES was not adopted today by the Parties. The proposal, sponsored by the Principality of Monaco, and strongly supported by the United States, garnered intense debate by the Parties due to the importance of this migratory fish species for commercial purposes. The final tally was 20 in support, 68 against and 30 abstentions.
“The U.S. is strongly committed to protecting the bluefin tuna and restoring the health of the fishery for the benefit of all nations,†said Tom Strickland, head of the U.S. Delegation. “Today’s vote was a setback for the Atlantic bluefin tuna, but we will keep fighting to ensure that the fishery is managed sustainably, so that future generations may see it return to health.â€
“The United States remains committed to ensuring that International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas keeps its commitments to science-based, well enforced management of bluefin tuna," said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco, under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere. "ICCAT took some unprecedented management steps in 2009, but they are not enough. We will continue to work with ICCAT members to conserve and recover the species.â€
Spain, speaking on behalf of the European Union, introduced an amendment to the proposal that would have provided for some assurance that the species could be delisted in the future in order to attempt a compromise position. This amendment was also rejected.
“The U.S. calls on all Parties of CITES and those who are also members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas to fulfill the promises made today to conserve the Atlantic bluefin tuna,†said Jane Lyder, acting Head of the U.S. Delegation. “The responsibility is now on ICCAT to manage the fishery in a sustainable manner. The world will be watching.â€
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