What a week it has been!

Below is a summation of news from the net for this week. More to follow.

Florida Senator Nelson Wants Re-Examination Of Fishing Restrictions
AHN | All Headline News
Bill Nelson, D-FL, has asked the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday to examine fishing regulations, in particular the ban on red-snapper fishing and ...
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Fishermen rally in DC
Pensacola News Journal
Eller said time lines set by the law have effectively tied the hands of fisheries regulators, who have slashed season lengths for red snapper and other fish ...
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Special Series: "Fished Out" Part 1
WJHG-TV
Last year the Marine Fisheries Service closed the Red Snapper season early, saying the 6. 9 million pound quota had been reached. ...
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Quotes from Florida Today - News, photos, topics, and quotes
Amanda Leland of the Environmental Defense Fund said she understands ... We have one guy who was a red snapper fisherman for us and now he is moving to ...

Fishermen rally against federal catch limits
We have one guy who was a red snapper fisherman for us and now he is moving to Mexico. ... Charles Schumer · Environmental Defense Fund ...

Local News Senator Calls For Review of Fishing Ban
WOKV
The Feds recently closed off huge areas of our coastal waters to red snapper, grouper and amberjack fishing. But local fishermen say the catch is better ...
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EDFish » Fishermen Express Concerns in Washington Today; Catch ...
Instead of pushing fishermen off the water to restore the red snapper fishery in the ... Red snapper populations are now rebounding, meaning more fish for ...

Orlandoweekly.com - NEWS+FEATURES: Fish Tales
Jeanna Merrifield questions the motives of conservationists like Pew. ... tuna, snapper, stone crabs and scores of other species – some imported, but most local . ... His other prize on this day is coveted royal red shrimp, an oversized ...

It's My Cast – Pompano, Pythons and Protesters | Articles at Reel ...
By Bill Hubbard
Port Canaveral (AP) Following lengthy public hearings, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has shut down the Red Snapper fishery Jan. 1 from Key West to No. Carolina until May 1. Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act the council is ...
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Fishermen enlist members of Congress to oppose red snapper ban
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
By Ludmilla Lelis Still reeling from a federal ban on fishing for red snapper, Central Florida captains and fishermen joined more than 2000 people at the ...
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Ban Sends Fishermen To Washington
WESH Orlando
Red snapper fishing was banned. Bans were also enacted for 11 grouper species and vermillion snapper. The limits are impacting the fishing industry and the ...
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Fishermen protest law that closes many areas to fishing
Kansas City Star
4 to June 2 to allow stocks of red snapper to replenish. The period can be extended for another six-month period. Fishermen fear long replenishment periods ...
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Members of Congress are heeding their protest.
Orlando Sentinel
The ban on red snapper is the key Florida species that is fueling the anger of anglers, both recreational and commercial, who say the current 6-month ban is ...
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Change fishery rules, spare fishing jobs, chorus says
Florida Times-Union
“This red snapper issue is forcing the issue in Washington,” said Duane Harris of St. Simons Island, Ga., chairman of the South Atlantic Fishery Management ...
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Thousands of Fishermen Rally in Washington, DC
WCIV
Others say the problem is the overfishing of the Red Snapper. The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council says their population is dying out. ...
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'I fish, I vote:' Local fishermen march on Washington (PHOTO ...
The Northwest Florida Daily News
... Panama City and Mexico Beach either rode a bus or flew to the rally. “This is amazing,” captain Mike Eller of Destin said as he scanned the crowd. ...

Fight is on
Charleston Post Courier
He had been running as far as Florida to catch golden tilefish because the offshore bottom here has been closed to catching red snapper and grouper, ...
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LoBiondo Speaks at Fishermen's Rally - Cape May County Herald
anglers in California, or the shutdown of red snapper and amberjack down south, our community has been divided by preservationist tactics for too long. ...

Rep. Pallone tells N.J. fishermen that fisheries "science is ...
In the Gulf, it's red snapper." Organized by the Recreational Fishing Alliance, ... and the PEW Environment Group, a major backer of fishery reform efforts. ...

The Billfish Foundation today joined a coalition of marine ...
Given NOAA's recent ban on recreational fishing for red snapper from North ... All have some roots back to PEW. Would not surprise me one bit that they have ...

"Share a Little Sunshine" - CapMel.com Fishing Forums
Pew's puppet, NOAA, through the use of outdated, non scientific, ..... CCA does not support the red snapper closers on the east coast as it was presented ...

TheTandD.com | Fishermen rally against federal catch limits
... off the Massachusetts coast and those who fish for red snapper in the Carolinas. ... Environmental groups, meanwhile, say the government should allow anglers greater ...

Fishermen march on DC
The News Herald
Panama City, Mexico Beach and Destin were represented with more than 35 captains and deckhands, many who spent 18 hours on a bus traveling to Washington. ...

Gulf Coast fishermen join Washington protest against red snapper limits
al.com (blog)
In the case of red snapper, "the fishery has recovered, and we keep getting shorter and shorter seasons," Rowell said. "It doesn't make sense. ...
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Angry Anglers March on Washington
Orange Beach
In addition to these two bills, there is a proposed House Bill, HR3307, which specifically addresses the Red Snapper Fishery in the South Atlantic ...
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Rep Mica Blasts Red Snapper Ban at Fishermen Rally
BigNews.biz (press release)
Mica introduced legislation to reverse the recent ban on Red Snapper fishing in the Southeast Atlantic Marine Fishery until a new stock assessment based on ...
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Fishermen go to Washington to protest ocean fish restrictions
Palm Beach Post (blog)
Historical data overestimated the size of the red snapper population, creating a false target when setting a goal to rebuild the stock. ...
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Heritage and Environment - CITY COUNCIL LIVEBLOG : TheDestinLog.com
By tsketo
“From the bottom of my heart, I'm a fisherman, and I've never seen more red snapper and amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico than there's ever been,” Barker said. Barker said fishing regulations based on old data are destroying our heritage, ...
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Oyster Radio News: Senator nelson calls for review of federal ...
By Snakeman
On Tuesday, Nelson requested that the Senate Commerce Committee examine the ban on red-snapper fishing and fisheries closures in Florida. He also asked for a determination of whether federal officials are using reliable data to support ...
Oyster Radio News - http://oysterradio.blogspot.com/

Gregg Holshouser, outdoors columnist: SAFMC to rehash closed fishing area off ...
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Amendment 17A's intent is to end overfishing of red snapper and the council is considering closing massive areas of the Atlantic Ocean to all bottom fishing ...
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Press Releases on Justmeans - Fishermen Express Concerns in ...
You are now following Environmental Defense Fund. ... fishermen in the Southeast U.S. are just beginning to feel the cost of a closure on red snapper. ...

OUTH ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
We had four letters received; one from Environmental Defense Fund for .... Some of them have talked to a few of the red snapper fishermen who don't like ...

Fishermen to March on Washington - The Aquatic Network
expenditure of many millions of dollars by the Pew Charitable Trusts, ... anglers in California, or the shutdown of red snapper and amberjack down south, ...

Thousands protest federal fishing restrictions
By m.trocchi@soundingspub.com (Mike Trocchi)
Fishermen from several Atlantic states turned up to blast federal bans on red snapper, grouper and other species that feed their livelihoods. They shouted, "Where's the data?" and waved signs that read, "United We Fish" and "I Fish. ...
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Senator Nelson Files Bills To Curb Red Snapper Restrictions
WCTV
Bill Nelson unveiled two pieces of legislation today to stop the federal government from imposing restrictions on red snapper fishing off the state's ...
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Senator Nelson Files Bills To Curb Red Snapper Restrictions
Sen. Bill Nelson unveiled two pieces of legislation today to stop the federal government from imposing restrictions on red snapper fishing off the state's ...

Buck on the Bus — DC trip a time to remember
Destin Log
We have folks from Mexico Beach, Panama City, Lynn Haven and Destin. ... Chuck Guilford of Mexico Beach, formerly of Destin, says he's going to DC because ...

Red Snapper Management
Recently the National Marine Fisheries Service has taken a serious PR hit over the pending rules concerning the south Atlantic's red snapper fishery.

Fishermen Say Federal Policies Leave Them Idle
Capitol News Connection
Right now there is a temporary federal ban on catching red snapper off Florida's East coast. The same goes for grouper. In the Gulf of Mexico, ...
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Florida Senator Files Bills to Change Red Snapper Restrictions
WCTV
And he's heard several stories from fishermen who say the red snapper population is actually better than it's been in years. He says, "It's important that ...
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Keys fishermen get their voices heard
KeysNet
"Recent fishing bans on red snapper and shallow-water grouper enacted by [federal fishery managers] are devastating to our Florida fishing industry," she ...
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