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		<title>Kodiak&#8217;s &#8220;Big-5&#8243; Fish Processors file Rockfish catch share lawsuit #2</title>
		<link>http://groundswellalaska.com/2012/02/06/kodiaks-big-5-fish-processors-file-rockfish-catch-share-lawsuit-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Taufen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abusive Transfer Pricing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ &#8221;The  other rockfish lawsuit&#8221; &#8212; by Andrew Jensen, Alaska Journal of Commerce   &#8220;Trident, Ocean Beauty, Westward Seafoods, North Pacific Seafoods and International Seafoods of Alaska sue NMFS over rockfish program. &#8221;          Read more: http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/Fisheries/#ixzz1lb7gNya0 See other recent articles at:  http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/Fisheries/ THE VERY AUDACITY THAT THESE PROCESSORS HAVE A RIGHT TO SHARE IN THE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gulf of Alaska Trawl Bycatch Destruction of Halibut &amp; Crab Fisheries</title>
		<link>http://groundswellalaska.com/2012/01/30/gulf-of-alaska-trawl-bycatch-destruction-of-halibut-crab-fisheries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Taufen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catch Shares]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Groundswell has posted up on YouTube a video &#8220;GOA Trawl Bycatch&#8221; for friends and associates in the central Gulf of Alaska, re Kodiak Island grounds.  Kodiak was once &#8216;The King Crab Capitol of the World&#8217; and now we barely have any crab fishing &#8211; due in large part to bottom trawling, no doubt.  It&#8217;s all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska Crab Captains &amp; Crews: Contracts Not Legally Binding?</title>
		<link>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/12/18/alaska-crab-captains-crews-contracts-not-legally-binding/</link>
		<comments>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/12/18/alaska-crab-captains-crews-contracts-not-legally-binding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Taufen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catch Shares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crab Ratz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[North Pacific Fishery Management Council 206th Plenary Session – December 5-13, 2011 Anchorage Hilton Hotel Public Comment (12/10/2011) by Stephen Taufen, Kodiak AK C-4 BSAI Crab Stakeholder reports (5-year review issues) (a) Crew compensation/active participation/excessive lease rates. Mr. Secretary, Governor, Mr. Chair and Council members:  I am Stephen Taufen of the Groundswell Fisheries Movement, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catch Shares are Illegal: aka Resource Theft &#8211; by Richard Grachek</title>
		<link>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/12/05/catch-shares-are-illegal-aka-resource-theft-by-richard-grachek-2/</link>
		<comments>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/12/05/catch-shares-are-illegal-aka-resource-theft-by-richard-grachek-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Taufen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catch Shares]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Catch Shares Are Illegal: CATCH SHARES aka ITQ&#8217;S aka RESOURCE THEFT A Groundswell webpost — author Richard Grachek: Any form of quota trading leads to consolidation, as those with the deepest pockets win out.” &#8220;The introduction of quota trading between member states could spell the end for many, if not all, of Scotland&#8217;s fishing communities.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cohen Commission Evidence Available &#8211; Net Cage Salmon</title>
		<link>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/10/01/cohen-commission-evidence-available-net-cage-salmon/</link>
		<comments>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/10/01/cohen-commission-evidence-available-net-cage-salmon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Taufen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farmed &#38; Dangerous posts net-cage salmon aquaculture information re British Columbia: Sept. 30, 2011 &#8211; Cohen Inquiry: Outcome of the disease &#38; aquaculture hearings &#8211;  http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/newsletter/2011/09/3506/#cohen &#8220;The disease and aquaculture hearings at the Cohen Inquiry have come to a close. While it wasn’t expected that a “smoking gun” would emerge during the hearings with headlines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Right to Know&#8221; How Fish Catch Shares Sausage is Made</title>
		<link>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/09/26/the-right-to-know-how-fish-catch-shares-sausage-is-made/</link>
		<comments>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/09/26/the-right-to-know-how-fish-catch-shares-sausage-is-made/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Taufen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catch Shares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corruption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[THE RIGHT TO KNOW Richard Grachek, Sept. 24, 2011              “The people of this country, not special interest big money should be the source of all political power.”  Sen. Paul Wellstone  In a representative government, the people have the right to know exactly how policies, laws, rules and regulations are arrived at, and most importantly, if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northwest States initiate fight with Alaska&#8217;s fishing interests over Catch Shares</title>
		<link>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/09/14/northwest-states-initiate-fight-with-alaskas-fishing-interests-over-catch-shares/</link>
		<comments>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/09/14/northwest-states-initiate-fight-with-alaskas-fishing-interests-over-catch-shares/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Taufen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catch Shares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDQs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corruption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[August 25, 2011 &#8211; Special interests from Oregon and Washington state fishing community write congressional delegates in a political attack against Alaska regarding the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.  Now that Deckboss.com has made the document public (eagerness over strategy), Groundswell has decided to release its searchable PDF for easier downloading.  Be sure to visit Deckboss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ScoringAg News: IG Office cites USDA-AMS re COOL Law failures</title>
		<link>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/09/12/scoringag-news-ig-office-cites-usda-ams-re-cool-law-failures/</link>
		<comments>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/09/12/scoringag-news-ig-office-cites-usda-ams-re-cool-law-failures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Taufen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Marketing Service pressured to enforce COOL Law now       According to a September 12, 2011 News Release by ScoringAg: The Office of Inspector General has cited USDA-AMS for not enforcing the COOL Law. All Fish/Shellfish, wild and farm raised including handlers up to retail will be accountable for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska Senator Murkowski will co-chair Bipartisan Oceans Caucus</title>
		<link>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/09/12/alaska-senator-murkowski-will-co-chair-bipartisan-oceans-caucus/</link>
		<comments>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/09/12/alaska-senator-murkowski-will-co-chair-bipartisan-oceans-caucus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Taufen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abusive Transfer Pricing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nation needs to be careful of Senate&#8217;s Oceans Caucus &#38; its participants. September 12, 2011 — Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski told media that she will be co-chairwoman of a new bipartisan Senate Oceans Caucus.  The caucus will educate congressional members with briefings on ocean research and policy.   If Abusive Transfer Pricing is not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coast Guard Proposes Rule to Waive Citizenship Requirements for Crewmembers</title>
		<link>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/08/30/coast-guard-proposes-rule-to-waive-citizenship-requirements-for-crewmembers/</link>
		<comments>http://groundswellalaska.com/2011/08/30/coast-guard-proposes-rule-to-waive-citizenship-requirements-for-crewmembers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Taufen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catch Shares]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Coast Guard Proposes Rule to Waive Citizenship   Requirements for Crewmembers on Commercial Fishing Vessels Previously Published in In the Loop on Aug. 26, 2011 (courtesy of FISH NEWS quarterly, Aleutians East Borough) The U.S. Coast Guard has posted a proposed rule on the Federal Register that provides a waiver of citizenship requirements for crewmembers [...]]]></description>
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