{"id":107,"date":"2009-07-08T09:59:24","date_gmt":"2009-07-08T16:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2009\/07\/08\/edf-wants-to-get-it-right-helping-fishermen-and-the-fishing-industry\/"},"modified":"2009-07-08T14:55:57","modified_gmt":"2009-07-08T21:55:57","slug":"edf-wants-to-get-it-right-helping-fishermen-and-the-fishing-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2009\/07\/08\/edf-wants-to-get-it-right-helping-fishermen-and-the-fishing-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"EDF Wants to Get It Right: Helping Fishermen and the Fishing Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

I believe in US fishermen and our fisheries.\u00a0 My brother and uncle both worked in fish houses and on fishing docks.\u00a0 I have sorted fish alongside NOAA fish scientists on research cruises in the Gulf of Maine.\u00a0 Even now, a great afternoon for me is talking with fishermen \u2013 maybe about fishing but about everyday stuff, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one thing I also believe: Fishermen get a rough deal from nearly every quarter.\u00a0 I\u2019ve watched them struggle with ups and downs in the economy, with regulations that aren\u2019t working and with public opinion that casts them as the bad guys in stories about ocean declines.\u00a0 All the guff fishermen take is as big a pile of crap as the notion that I am interested in some kind of sell-off of New England fisheries.<\/p>\n

There is a story being circulated in the Gloucester Times <\/a>that is playing on \u2013 and distorting \u2013 very real concerns, concerns that I share, about the recession and unethical financial dealings.\u00a0 Although the allegations about EDF are not true, we strongly share the author’s core concern:\u00a0What\u2019s the best way to evolve from today\u2019s declining fisheries to ones that have lots of fish and jobs?\u00a0<\/p>\n

One thing we\u2019re going to need, for sure, is money.\u00a0 From the fishermen\u2019s point of view, where\u2019s the best place to get that money? \u00a0One option is government. Some places, like New England, are blessed with powerful senators who can bring home the bacon.\u00a0 Others aren\u2019t so lucky.\u00a0 In any event, government money always comes with strings.\u00a0 Banks are another option.\u00a0 But is there anyone out there who believes fishermen are getting the best possible deal from the government or the banks?\u00a0 Fishermen tell us they\u2019d welcome more choices because more choices mean a better deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That is why we at EDF<\/a> are working with fishermen to help them establish their own funds to purchase quota.\u00a0 That is why we\u2019ve set up the California Fisheries Fund<\/a> to make loans to fishermen that banks won\u2019t make. \u00a0That is why we help advise the Sea Change Investment Fund<\/a> that directly invests in building markets for sustainably caught fish to benefit fishermen.\u00a0 That is also why I will talk to anyone, anytime \u2013 including investors at the Milken Institute \u2013 about the incredible opportunity there is to work with fishermen to restore both fisheries and fishermen\u2019s livelihood.<\/p>\n

What I\u2019m out there telling the wider financial community is that fishermen are good business partners.\u00a0 Alerting new communities of investors to the risks and potential profits of catch share fisheries increases the number of options fishermen have for the financing they are going to need to evolve their fisheries.\u00a0 And, obviously, the more options fishermen have, the better deal they will be able to negotiate within the bounds of the rules set up for each fishery.\u00a0 Defining these fishery-specific rules well is important.\u00a0 They can include such things as accumulation caps, owner on board, fishery association by-laws or whatever else is appropriate for each fishery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you hear something that strikes you as wrong here, let me know.\u00a0 EDF wants to get it right when it comes to helping fishermen and the industry.\u00a0 I want to get it right.\u00a0 If you have ideas about better things to try than simply more of the same that hasn\u2019t worked over the past decades, please let us at EDF know<\/a>.\u00a0 Our minds are wide open. \u00a0There is room for improvement everywhere \u2013 including ideas EDF puts forward.<\/p>\n

A lot needs to change (regulations, enforcement, financing, and marketing) to bring back our fishing communities.\u00a0 Working together and pulling in the same direction, we can do it.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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