Red Snapper is under a complete closure in the southeast despite being at historically high levels of abundence. There was even testimony to a Congressional Hearing in July that the govt. scientist deliberatly reduced the biomass in the computer. They refuse to reopen it. Every other species is under severe unwarrented restrictions and top marine scientists are stating that our marine resources are in extremly good shape. We are importing 84% of the seafood consumed in the U.S. creating a re-distribution of wealth with the seafood trade deficit almost $11 billion.
On top of that, NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco (ex-EDF Vice Chair) has made implementing the Agenda 21 Catch Share system in all American fisheries a top priority. This has worked so well in the NE that most of the boats are tied to the dock and the Gov. of Mass. has declared an Economic Disaster and requested $21 million from the fedgov.
Undeterred by that she requested $54 million in the 2012 budget to continue expanding it.
Exactly. And this type of job killing BS by the Obama administration needs to be hammered by Republicans on a daily basis. But it's not because they are too busy reacting to Democrat propaganda than actually getting their own message out.