IPHC appointments, Linda not Stephanie

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IPHC appointments, Linda not Stephanie

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from: http://tholepin.blogspot.com/
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Dead Wrong
A friend of the resource writes:

"NMFS is poised to make appointments to the International Pacific Halibut Commission

Stephanie Madsen, director for the factory trawl fleet, is pushing hard for the Alaska seat.

Trawlers are responsible for over 90% of the halibut bycatch off Alaska and are now taking more halibut as bycatch in some areas than is left to the coastal residents who depend on the directed halibut fisheries. That is dead wrong.

Why would NMFS allow the trawl industry to run the Halibut Commission?

DON"T LET IT HAPPEN!!!

CALL TODAY and demand the Alaska commissioner be a halibut fishermen who cares about the halibut resource and the halibut industry.

I support Linda Behnken--she is the best qualified for the job--but whoever you support--weigh in NOW against trawlers running--and ruining-- your halibut fishery!"

Phone numbers are below:


Bob King (Senator Begich staff) 202 375 0344 or (907) 586-7705
Jay Sterne (Senator Murkowski) 202 224-6665 (Corrected)
Dave Whaley (Congressman Young) 202 226 2311
Eric Schwaab (NMFS) 202 482 6255
Governor Parnell 907 465 3500
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Re: IPHC appointments, Linda not Stephanie

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Please call the above numbers, the last thing we need is another trawl advocate on the IPHC. Rumors are that Linda Kozak's employers, Bering sea factory longliners, and the Old Harbor natives, rep'd by Duncan Fields, have cut some kind of deal with the devil to support Ms Madsen.

If she gets appointed kiss halibut goodbye, at least for those of us currently fishing.
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