Mark Powell Quotes

Today, fishery managers are continuing to ignore the law and allow unsustainable fishing for too many of our economically and ecologically important fish. It`s time to listen to the science and put long-term sustainability ahead of short-term profits.

This is not that bad of a storm if it got in and got out. It`s the longevity that`s killing us.

We will wait patiently and hope the attorney general doesn`t come out with a cease-and-desist order or something like that, ... We`ll keep our fingers crossed.

With this level of failure, it makes little sense to weaken protections for fish,

Go home Jesse, ... We elected our school board, not Jesse Jackson.

What would you say if I were to tell you that I believe you`re as human as I am?

People go through a bad event like that, and they want to feel it was something it couldn`t be prevented. In a lot of cases, it can be prevented.

Our Overfishing Scorecard shows that when managers prevent overcapitalization of fishing fleets and set and enforce responsible limits based on science, they can make progress in ending overfishing and rebuilding stocks. However, when fishing is allowed to exceed scientific recommendations, fisheries managers are putting our future at risk.

Levels of new business enquiries are encouraging and we look forward with confidence.

It`s important from a public perception standpoint. They won`t want to hear it was a Category 3.