June 22, 2005 MSNBC - The Bush administration on Wednesday proposed changing how overfishing is calculated — a move that conservationists fear would mean more, not less, fishing of endangered species.
The proposal would take into account "socio-economic considerations" in deciding when a species is overfished.
Do you know what this means? The proposed changes include this ruling...
"Councils would end overfishing within the first year of a rebuilding plan, except under certain conditions specified by law in the Magnuson-Stevens Act..." "These conditions include...the needs of fishing communities."
Certainly, one of the primary needs of fishing communities is to have a stable and healthy supply of fish. I hope you are not reading too much into this.
I would appreciate it if you named your posts to more neutrally represent their content.
I agree. I made the changes Telos.