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	<title>Fishery News from S.O.F.A. &#187; SOFA News</title>
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		<title>IFQ and Classified Ad Site Online</title>
		<link>http://southernoffshorefishingassociation.com/blog/archives/171</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a new classified ad and IFQ Brokeragesite online.  You can list commercial boats, equipment, tackle and anything else related to the fishery that you want to sell in the classifieds section for a very low and reasonable charge.  You can also list IFQ Shares and Allotment that you want to sell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IFQ Reminders from NMFS</title>
		<link>http://southernoffshorefishingassociation.com/blog/archives/165</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NMFS is sending out an email with a pdf attachment of reminders for the participants in the Gulf IFQ Program.  We&#8217;ve converted it from the pdf to plain text and repost it here and on the IFQBrokers.com site.

Southeast Fishery Bulletin
National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-5505 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stone Crab Season Opening in One Week</title>
		<link>http://southernoffshorefishingassociation.com/blog/archives/163</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 15, 2009.  That&#8217;s the day that stone crabbers can pull their traps, cook and sell their first load of the season.
We wish them all a great season, lots of crabs, no octopus, good prices&#8230;all that kind of stuff.
Also, if anyone wants to drop a bag of claws off at my place, that&#8217;s okay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NOAA distributing IFQ share figures.</title>
		<link>http://southernoffshorefishingassociation.com/blog/archives/161</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got a package by registered mail today with a lot of information about the IFQ system as well as specific numbers on the shares that they are going to allot my own boat this year.  Not surprisingly, the numbers they send are about 25% lower than what we came up with when we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food &amp; Water Watch Speaks Out Against IFQs.</title>
		<link>http://southernoffshorefishingassociation.com/blog/archives/144</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Hmmm.  This should make for some interesting discussions around the docks.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2009
1:18 PM
CONTACT: Food &#038; Water Watch
Ben Bowman: (415) 293-9903
Erin Greenfield: (202) 683-2500
New Survey: Fishermen Oppose Controversial Management Plan
Gulf of Mexico Fishermen Vote Against IFQ Plan, Food &#038; Water Watch Finds
WASHINGTON &#8211; June 22 &#8211; Today, Food &#038; Water Watch released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deep Water Grouper To Close Very Soon</title>
		<link>http://southernoffshorefishingassociation.com/blog/archives/141</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The commercial fishery for deepwater grouper in theGulf of Mexico is closed, effective 12:01 a.m. (localtime) June 27, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
Read the full bulletin (pdf format) here:  FB09-037
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		<title>FWC Adopts resolution calling for Disaster Relief for Longline Fishery</title>
		<link>http://southernoffshorefishingassociation.com/blog/archives/132</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 02:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During their meeting this week, FWC Commissioners &#8230;
&#8220;approved a resolution to request that Gov. Charlie Crist ask the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to provide disaster relief to Florida&#8217;s Gulf commercial reef fish longline industry and related seafood dealers.  This action is needed because a pending federal emergency rule to protect sea turtles will effectively close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compromise Reached On Turtle vs. Longline Issue</title>
		<link>http://southernoffshorefishingassociation.com/blog/archives/118</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted in favor of a compromise agreement Friday (April 17)  morning put together in recent days by Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, and the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Bottom Longline Fishing fleet aimed at reducing the interactions between threatened loggerhead sea turtles and commercial fishing gear.  With this tentative agreement, the fishermen will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Delivers NMFS &#8220;Clear Slap&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://southernoffshorefishingassociation.com/blog/archives/90</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Judge in New England is not letting up on the NMFS one bit.  In another ruling characterized by the Gloucester Daily Times as a &#8220;clear slap&#8221; at NMFS, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Harrington extended a previous ruling by two weeks using language that makes it clear he is not very happy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council Takes Reef Fish Committee Recommendation and Makes It Worse</title>
		<link>http://southernoffshorefishingassociation.com/blog/archives/75</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gulf Council took the horrible recommendation from their Reef Fish Committee to close longlining inside 300 feet for 5 months out of the year and made it much worse.  They are asking the NMFS to move everyone out beyond 300 ft (50 fathoms) until the deep water quota is filled &#8212; which won&#8217;t take [...]]]></description>
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