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Ocean Trust: Save the Oceans that Feed the World What is Ocean Trust? Ocean Trust is a non-profit, member supported, education and research foundation whose mission is to promote the responsible protection, science-based management and rationale use of the oceans as a source of food and livelihood for people around the world. Ocean Trust is the only national foundation dedicated to protecting the ocean as a food source for humanity. Our First Few Years In June of 1992, Ocean Trust opened a nation office in the Washington, DC area. Under the guidance of a board of directors headed by Dr. William Nierenberg, director emeritus of Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Ocean Trust has among other things: • Produced and distributed educational videos on coastal and habitat conservation, N o Safe H a r b o r , with Ted Danson, and on resource management and fisheries access, The C h o ice is O u r s , with Billy Joel reaching over 9 million cable and television viewers; • Produced and distributed fact sheets and public service announcements on ocean resource and related issues to over 4 million consumers through Safeway and other food retailers; •Published interviews, editorials and letters in the Wall Street Journal, W ashington P ost, and other newspapers, journals and radio programs on Ocean Trust, the state of the oceans and fisheries, net bans, seal predation, and wildlife and fishery interactions; • Sponsored independent assessment on ecosystem management with research findings presented at a national scientific workshop cosponsored by Ocean Trust, University of Washington, National Marine Fisheries Service, Sea Grant and other institutions; •Chaired the opening session as a cosponsor of the Smithsonian Institution's National Symposium on Fish, Shellfish and Fisheries in America; • Participated as an accredited NGO in State Department and United Nations negotiations on the development of the U.N. Conference on Straddling and Migratory Fish Stocks; •Provided text and visual aids for presentation at the American Culinary Federation convention on the state of ocean resources, sea turtles and shrimp, and net bans; •Provided technical assistance in the National Geographic Explorer documentary on the decline of Steller sea lions and on the Alaska pollock fishery; •Provided funding for a national report on the value of wetlands to America's fisheries, a global assessment of fisheries bycatch and discards, a national workshop to solve bycatch problems in the fishing industry, a meeting of timber and fishery interests, and a Congressional event highlighting Clean Water Week with the Clean Water Network. Today's Priorities Ocean Trust is currently involved in the production of an educational video on sea turtle and shrimp interactions, a scientific assessment of natural environmental changes and its use in fisheries management a report on the impact of net bans on seafood production and availability, and the production educational material on ocean related issues. For Further Information Contact: Thor Lasssen 222 1/2 S. Washington St. Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Phone: 703/739-2220 Fax: 703/739-4622 Updated 10/16/95 by B ob P rice Return to SeafoodNIC Home Page btUtes Me*Jr%r 7/I3/3C? Experts commend shrimpers' compliance with turtle devices GALVESTON - Shrimpers' near-total compliance with regulations requiring turtle-exclusion devices has helped endangered sea turtles rebound from the brink of extinction, industry officials and other authorities said Friday. 11 "The good news for this turtle population is that it is making a comeback," Thnr Lassen, president of the Virginia-based Ocean Trust, an p_environmental group, said at a news conference organized by the National Fisheries Institute, a fishing industry association. Since 1992, shrimpers by law in the United States must equip each of their nets with a trap door-like mechanism known as a turtle-excluder device, or TED. The appliance, sewn into the shrimp nets, is designed to allow a turtle to free itself. The focus of the apparatus has been to preserve the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, considered the most endangered sea turtle in the world. "The turtle has taken a giant step forward," said Benny Gallaway, a marine ecologist from Bryan. "It's not at a level that one is comfortable saying it's back, but they're well on their way." Mr. Gallaway based his sentiment on counts of adult turtles and examination of the 75- to 100-pound gray-green animals to determine age and growth rates. He noted, however, that the turtle population remained far below historical levels of the 1940s, when up to 40,000 nesting females were counted on a remote Mexican beach where they traditionally lay their eggs. Industry-sponsored efforts to protect the beach at Rancho Nuevo, Mexico, are designed to increase the number of female turtles to 10,000 by 2020. A count in 1985 showed 1,000 adult turtles. A similar count last year found 3,000. More important, Mr. Gallaway said, the number of turtle hatchlings has more than doubled in the same time, from 51,000 in 1985 to 126,000 last year. After much opposition initially, shrimpers have accepted the device, Lee Weddig, executive vice president of the National Fisheries Institute, said. "Very few people like rules and regulations," he said. "That makes sense. But they know in this industry they need a sound ecosystem. I see a willingness to abide by the rules. It's a way of life now." Wilma Anderson, executive director of the Texas Shrimping Association, said all shrimp boats harvesting off the Texas coast are equipped with TEDs. "We have worked very hard," she said. "We want a sound industry. I'm a vessel owner, and it's to our benefit to provide conservation in the environment." Shrimping in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas resumes Monday after an annual 45-day moratorium that gives shrimp time to grow. About900 Texas shrimp boats will hit the water Monday along with as many as 700 others from other states in what's estimated to be a $3 billion industry. "For a fisherman, the TED is definitely a pain," Emery Eymard, a shrimper form LaFourche Parish, La., said. "But they've been improved." Mr. Eymard, in Galveston to await the Monday start of the Texas season, said the biggest problem was that old tires in the water clog the TEDs. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Mark Johnson, whose district spans from the Florida Gulf coast to the Texas-Mexico border, said Coast Guard crews this year through July 2 have found a 96.9 percent compliance with TED rules by shrimpers. That's up from 92.9 percent in 1995 and 91.6 percent in 1994. He terms violations to primarily be technical in nature. © 1996 The Dallas Morning News All Rights Reserved Michael Graczyk / Associated Press, Experts commend shrimpers' compliance with turtle devices., The Dallas Morning News, 07-13-1996, pp 32A. Copyright © 1998 Infonauticx Corporation. All rights reserved. - Terms and Conditions March 5, 1996 96/012 MEDIA ADVISORY Lieutenant Governor Ulmer joins ASMI media briefing tour Travels to Washington D.C. and New York City to promote Alaska Salmon March 6-8, 1996 Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer will join Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Executive Director Art Scheunemanti and Ocean Trust Executive Director Thor Lassen, in meetings with national press representatives March 6-8 in Washington, D.C. and New York City. The East Coast tour will include background briefings with the Associated Press, NBC, the National Press Club, Fortune Magazine, and others, promoting the consumption of Alaska salmon and educating them on Alaska's good record of fisheries management. E S S -30- C’ * T* » organizations from Alaska and Nonprofit Locater Results Want lo see this organization located on a map? Want to search for this organization on the Web? Show me a map! 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Ocean Trust is a non-profit, member supported, education and research foundation whose mission is to promote the responsible protection, science-based management and rationale use of the oceans as a source of food and livelihood for people around the world. Ocean Trust is the only national foundation dedicated to protecting the ocean as a food source for humanity. Our First Few Years In June of 1992, Ocean Trust opened a nation office in the Washington, DC area. Under the guidance of a board of directors headed by Dr. William Nierenberg, director emeritus of Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Ocean Trust has among other things: • Produced and distributed educational videos on coastal and habitat conservation, N o Safe H a r b o r , with Ted Danson, and on resource management and fisheries access. The C h o ice is O u r s , with Billy Joel reaching over 9 million cable and television viewers; • Produced and distributed fact sheets and public service announcements on ocean resource and related issues to over 4 million consumers through Safeway and other food retailers; • Published interviews, editorials and letters in the Wall Street Journal, W ashington Post, and other newspapers, journals and radio programs on Ocean Trust, the state of the oceans and fisheries, net bans, seal predation, and wildlife and fishery interactions; • Sponsored independent assessment on ecosystem management with research findings presented at a national scientific workshop cosponsored by Ocean Trust, University of Washington, National Marine Fisheries Service, Sea Grant and other institutions; • Chaired the opening session as a cosponsor of the Smithsonian Institution's National Symposium on Fish, Shellfish and Fisheries in America; •Participated as an accredited NGO in State Department and United Nations negotiations on the development of the U.N. Conference on Straddling and Migratory Fish Stocks; •Provided text and visual aids for presentation at the American Culinary Federation convention on the state of ocean resources, sea turtles and shrimp, and net bans; • Provided technical assistance in the National Geographic Explorer documentary on the decline of Steller sea lions and on the Alaska pollock fishery; •Provided funding for a national report on the value of wetlands to America's fisheries, a global assessment of fisheries bycatch and discards, a national workshop to solve bycatch problems in the fishing industry, a meeting of timber and fishery interests, and a Congressional event highlighting Clean Water Week with the Clean Water Network. Today's Priorities Ocean Trust is currently involved in the production of an educational video on sea turtle and shrimp interactions, a scientific assessment of natural environmental changes and its use in fisheries management a report on the impact of net bans on seafood production and availability, and the production educational material on ocean related issues. For Further Information Contact: Thor Lasssen 222 1/2 S. Washington St. Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Phone: 703/739-2220 Fax: 703/739-4622 Updated 10/16/95 by B o b P rice Return to SeafoodNIC Home Page Saturday, June 7 (continued) 11:35 -12:25 CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS — Session II Green Trade Blues Conservation Successes Rails-to-Trails Green Trade Blues fT 'J a m es Sheehan, D on E lliott, P atricia Layton, T hor L assen Ballroom East Eco-labeling of products in the marketplace: is this “ saving the Earth”or diminishing opportunity? • Conservation Successes -..................................................................... Ballroom Center Panelists: Rob Gordon, Dennis Hollingsworth, R.J. Smith The success of private conservation efforts, and how regulation often prevents private efforts. • Rails-to-Trails - ..................................................... Ballroom West Panelists: Dick Welsh, Nets Ackerson What is the Rails-To-Trails program? Who are the victims? What can be done? • Grassroutes: How We Get Where W e’ re Going - ........................................... Sagamore Panelists: Bruce Vincent, Teresa Platt, Brian Bishop How we can accomplish our grassroots goals and turn vision into reality. • Media Workshop - ............................................................................ Ashlawn Leader: Mike Hardiman Tips and tricks for dealing successfully with the media. 12:25 - 12:45 12 :45-2:30 Break - Move to Lunch in Atrium - LUNCH WITH REP. DAVID McINTOSH Served in the Atrium Break - Move to next session T h a n k s to A l l W ho C o n t r ib u t e d to the A l l ia n c e fo r A m e r ic a F ly -I n 1 9 9 7 •F arm F amily I nsurance - Saturday lunch •F inch -Pruyn C ompany, I nc . - Saturday lunch •W isconsin F orestry A ssociation •F ishermen ’ s C oaltion •C ommunities Page 18 for a G reater N orthwest Please Note: Speakers And Sessions are Subject To Change W ho ’ s W ho and participate in forestry/natural resource conven­ tions and conferences across Oregon. Cheryl Johnson ... ... is president o f the New Hampshire Landown­ ers Alliance and Vice President for Property Rights o f the Alliance for America. Contact: P.O. B ox 221, Campton, NH 03223 / 603726-4025 •Fax 603-726-3273 •Email: <nhlandlady @ cy berportal.nei>. Randy Johnson... ... currently serves as the Chair o f the Emory (Utah) County Comm ission. He also serves on the Utah Association o f Counties Board o f Directors, and chairs the A ssociation’ s Public Lands Litiga­ tion Advisory Committee. He also serves on Emory County’ s Public Lands Council and has been a member o f the Board o f Education as well as serv­ ing in other civic positions. In addition, Randy serves as the current chair o f the rural Public Lands County council, an organi­ zation o f rural counties across the West. Randy has a degree in History with a minor in B iology from Brigham Young University and has worked for Salt Lake television station KTVX. He is a building contractor residing in Castle Dale, Utah with his wife have 6 children. Contact: Randy Johnson •Emery County C om ­ mission •95 East Main St. •Castle Dale, UT 84513 •801-381-2119 - Fax: 801-381-5183 J. Bradley K een a... ... is a host and commentator on NET-television network. He is co-host o f the weekly program, Next Revolution. Mr. Keena is also Director o f Media Relations for the Free Congress Research & Edu­ cation Foundation in Washington, DC, a leading public policy research institute advocating truth in government and cultural values. Mr. Keena served in the Bush Administration, initially in the White H ouse O ffice o f Presidential Personnel, later in the O ffice o f the Secretary o f the Interior. He also served briefly as Acting As­ sistant Secretary. During his career, Mr. Keena has served as C om ­ munications Director for a large East coast Law Firm, and Legislative Director for two W ashing­ ton, DC-based political foundations. H e has served as an award-winning journalist, receiving eight As­ sociated Press Broadcast Awards as New Director for an Atlanta-area radio station. Afternoon Anchor for the Georgia Radio Network, and a correspon­ dent for the Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Keena often addresses audiences on public policy issues, and is a frequent guest on television and radio talk programs. His commentaries have appeared in a number o f publications including USA Today, the Washington Times, and Insight magazine. Contact: NET, Inc., 717 Second St., NE •Wash­ ington, D C 20002 •202-544-3200 •Fax: 202-5441405. Sheldon K in sel... ... is the President o f Public Interest Communications/Consulting, a firm concentrating on envi­ ronmental and natural resources policy issues and politics, with emphasis on harnessing the potential o f the Internet for his clients. He holds degrees in Political Science and has served on the staffs o f aU.S. Senator and two mem­ bers o f Congress, m ost recently as C h ief o f Staff to Congressman B ill Orton o f Utah. Sheldon also has experience in political campaigns at every level. at Fly-In 1997 •S peakers & P anelists For seven years he worked for the National W ild­ life Federation, where he held several positions, in­ cluding directing the Federation’ s Washington and grass roots lobbyin g program s and editing its weekly publication. Conservation Report. Sheldon also was an environmental scientist and congres­ sional liaison on the Environmental Quality Staff o f the U.S. Tennessee Valley Authority in Knox­ ville, TN. Sheldon has frequently written and spoken on en­ vironmental and natural resources policy and poli­ tics. He has testified often before congressional committees, and has taught short courses and sem i­ nars on citizen involvement techniques. Contact: Western Counties Resources Policy In­ stitute •992 N. Valley Dr. •Heber, UT 84032 • 801-654-4087 - Fax: 801-654-4087. Barry Klein ... ... is president o f the Houston Property Rights Association. Founded in 1991 to preserve no zon­ ing in Houston, the association now includes a vast array o f property rights issues. Barry is a master at building coalitions. When the Houston CURB ordinance — which allows for any building to be declared “substandard”or “dan­ gerous”for very trivial reasons — was first pro­ posed, Barry m obilized the grassroots and nearly defeated it. Since that time, he has been a leading force behind a broad-based coalition o f som e 54 local groups. Barry moved to Houston in 1966. In 1982, while a co-owner o f a real estate company, he becam e active in the fight against M etro’ s plan to build a heavy rail system. After defeat o f that plan, Barry gave up real estate to becom e a political activist. He produces FA X NEWS, a free weekly newslet­ ter sent to over 2,000 subscribers. Barry’ s goals are always to minimize the growth o f taxes and regulations and to restore freedom as much as possible. Contact: Houston Property Rights Association • P.O. B ox 2125 •Houston, TX 77252-2125 •713224-4144 “Fossil Bill”Kramer... ... is a true nature lover, who moved with his wife to an island in the north wilderness in 1983. Life was rustic - w ood heat, oil lamps, no phone, no frills. Then, without warning, they were attacked by vicious predators. Greedy Green Gangsters de­ manded their island and 14 million acres o f sur­ rounding wilderness, but the pair fought back. T o ­ day, their hard hitting weekly column, The Angry Environmentalist, blasts green gangsters from newspapers and m agazines across the country. Though vastly outnumbered, the Kramers are con­ fident their secret weapon - truth - will bring them ultimate victory. Contact: B ill Kramer ■P.O. B ox 146 •Silver Bay, MN 55614 Carol W. LaGrasse ... ... is the president o f the Stony Creek New York based Property Rights Foundation o f America, Inc., a grassroots organization dedicated to the d efen se and enhancement o f private property rights as guaranteed in the United States Consti­ tution. The Property Rights Foundation publishes the journal. Positions on Property, and the news­ letter New York Property Rights Clearninghouse. Ms. LaGrasse is a retired civil and environmental engineer. Contact: Property Rights Foundation o f America, Inc. •P.O. B ox 75 •Stony Creek, NY 12878 *518696-5748. ^y Thor Lassen?:. ... is a founding director and president o f Ocean Trust, a national non-profit ocean conservation foundation dedicated to protecting the oceans as a source o f food for humanity. Over the past 15 years, Thor has served on Capitol Hill as a Sea Grant Fel­ low with a m ember o f the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee; as a member o f the New England, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Fishery Management C oun cils representing the Atlantic Stares Marine Fisheries Com m ission; and as a go v ­ ernment relations representative for the National Fisheries Institute. He also served as the executive director for the National Council o f Fishing V es­ sel Safety and Insurance, East Coast Tuna A sso­ ciation, and the National Fisheries Education and Research Foundation. Thor holds a B.A. degree in environmental scien ce from the University o f Vir­ ginia and a M.A. degree in marine science from the Virginia Institute o f Marine Science and C o l­ lege o f W illiam and Mary. Contact: Ocean Trust ■222-1/2 So. Washington St. •Alexandria, VA 22314 •703-739-2220 •Fax: 703-739-4622 •Email: < tjlassen@ erols.com > Verna Lawrence ... ... o f Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is the vice-chair o f the C itizen ’ s Equal Rights Alliance. She has served her community for approximately 25 years and has just been re-elected to her sixth term o f office, already having served 20 years as a City Commissioner. As a private citizen, Verna w orked with the League o f W omen Voters to effect necessary im­ provements within the City. She also served one term on the Sault Ste. Marie board o f Education and served on the Board o f the Sault. Ste. Marie Tribe o f Chippewa Indians (of which she is a mem­ ber) until a recall was engineered by the Trial Chair and Tribal attorneys because she dared to exercise her U.S. C on stitu tion al R ight to F reedom o f Speech, which is denied in the Tribal Constitution. V em a has openly opp osed U.S. Federal Indian Policy, yet she has championed the rights o f indi­ vidual p e rso n s with Indian an cestry (Native Americans) by advocating full rights and respon­ sib ilitie s for these very capable and talented American citizens. Contact: Vema Lawrence •1006 E. Easterday Ave. •Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 •906-632-3293 • Fax: 906-632-2633 Patricia Layton ... ...is Senior Director, Environmental Marketing and Standards P olicy for the American Forest & Paper Association. Dr. Layton is responsible for directing policy programs on issues regarding environmental mar­ keting and purchasing preferability, life cy cle as­ sessment (LCA), industry technical standards, and ISO 14000 at the American Forest & Paper A sso­ ciation (AF&PA). Her technical expertise includes genetics, intensive silviculture and environmental management systems. Prior to joinin g AF&PA, Dr. Layton was the pro­ gram manager for forest technology and environ­ mental issues for Scon W orldwide Technology with S con Paper Company. In that role, she developed and managed national and international fast-grow­ ing tree technology, which resulted in identifica­ tion o f new fiber resources. Dr. Layton worked on Alliance for America • P.O. Box 449 • Caroga Lake, NY 12032-0449 • 518-835-6702 • Fax; 518-835-2527 • Email: Allianceam@aol.com P a g e 33 m PRO 1 < HUNGRY, HOMELESS, NEED A JOB? CALL THE SIERRA CLUB ASK ABOUT TH EIR NEGATIVE GROW TH POLICY for. 7 • PARTICIPANTS iy-In Freedom: How we get where w e’ re going m i We Are the True Conservationists We come from California, Kansas and Kentucky. We come from New Mexico and New York, Alaska and Arizona. We support our brothers around the globe in Australia, Chile, Iceland, Mexico, Norway, Zimbabwe... everywhere. We are harvesters and hunters. We are fanners and ranchers. We are loggers and miners. We are fishermen and trappers. We are landowners and recreationists. We feed and clothe and shelter the world. We are the true conservationists. A society separate from the resource caretakers of the world offers rules to guide us in sustainable use of the environment — an environment they abandoned decades ago. But Earth cannot be protected by absentee landlords living in concrete cities. Without the steward, the resource is unprotected. Without the shepherd, the flock will scatter. Without the guardian, the ocean is at risk. Without the caretaker, the forest will bum. We provide the world with the basics to sustain life and economies. Every year we travel to the Fly-In for Freedom to educate ourselves. We introduce ourselves to our representatives as the people who choose to live our lives on land and sea, providing the world with food and fiber, with minerals and oil, fueling the American dream. We teach those who have good intentions but little understanding, those who would bury America’ s sustainable freedoms beneath the banner of sustainable use. We are the stewards. We are the shepherds. We are the guardians. We are the caretakers. We are the providers. We are the true conservationists. — Teresa Platt, Fishermen's Coalition Thank You, Fly-In Sponsor! N orthwest F orestry A ssociation al trCr-tr FOB AMERICA Fly-In for Freedom 1997 •P osition Papers Q uestions & Answers A bout T he A lliance for A merica Each year, hundreds of people represent­ ing the Alliance for America (AFA) travel to Washington, DC for the Annual Fly-In for Freedom. Organized in September, 1991, as a broad-based grassroots coalition, the AFA was formed in an attempt to curb ex­ cessive government environmental regula­ tions, harassment by environmental extrem­ ists and violations of constitutional property rights. The Fly-In for Freedom has become both a celebration of the principles this coun­ try was founded on and a growing annual pilgrimage for Americans across the coun­ try who recognize that without direct in­ volvement in the democratic process, we may never get those principles back. The number and variety of organizations under the AFA banner are indicative of a national political force that is poised to act to influence and carry out its goals through means including but not limited to: sup­ porting or opposing critical legislation or regulation; holding members of Congress and the Administration accountable for ex­ tremist votes or actions; increasing expo­ sure in the media to tell our side of the story and report the facts; maintaining and building a broad-based voice in the politi­ cal arena; and expanding our communi­ cations and action networks into urban areas where we can gain greater political awareness. What is the AFA? The AFA is a fifty state network of hun­ dreds of independent grassroots organiza­ tions, with a collective membership num­ bering in the millions. These groups repre­ sent a variety of vocational, cultural, and po­ litical interests including fanning, grazing, forestry, commercial fishing, mining, recre­ ation, energy, animal welfare, private prop­ erty protection, local government and vari­ ous community and regional organizations. Does the AFA advocate the use of civil disobedience, anarchy or strife to promote those goals? No. The AFA takes a strong position against the use of disobedience and vio­ lence as a meals of pursuing any social or political agenda. The membership is com­ mitted to working within the democratic process on which this country was founded. Does the AFA have a formal structure? Yes. The Alliance has an elected Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Its membership is recruited primarily from grassroots organizations, trade and commu­ nity groups, and individuals who share a similar philosophy that sensible environ­ mental protection and economic develop­ ment are compatible. What are the AFA goals? The goals of the AFA are to bring rea­ son back to the debate surrounding envi­ ronmental protection, and to bring account­ ability to government regulators and bu­ reaucrats. Although many issues continue to intensify and add to the complexity of the debate, the AFA mission statement is to advocate responsible multiple use o f public lands and natural resources, and to restore and protect constitutional pri­ vate property rights. How does the AFA leadership plan on accomplishing those goals? The movement across America to put people’ s livelihoods back into the environ­ mental debate is rapidly picking up steam. Where does the AFA get its financial support? Membership in the AFA, which ranges from $25 for an individual or family to $500 for a trade or business organization, is the primary source of funding. All staff time is voluntary and most office equipment and other necessary items are contributed by individuals or organizations. Large scale projects such as the Fly-In for Freedom are financed by additional funding efforts in­ cluding individual solicitations, auctions and community projects, such as sponsor­ ships and bake sales. Does the AFA advocate gutting environmental laws? No. The AFA believes in scientifically sound, peer-reviewed laws that recognize people as an integral part of the natural world. However, we also recognize that laws that destroy economies and families for the benefits of animals, plants and in­ sects are as irresponsible as no environmen­ tal protection at all. We believe that laws and regulations governing wetlands, forest management, endangered species, multiple uses and access to public lands and waters, as well as protection of our constitutional right to own and enjoy property, are being abused and need strengthening. As mostly rural Americans, AFA members strongly advocate an increased emphasis on local input to land use and resource conserva­ tion issues instead of the top-down ap­ proach often pursued by politicians and special interests. Does the AFA support opening up parks, marine sanctuaries and wilderness areas to logging, mining, fishing, aquaculture, agriculture, and other industrial operations? No. However, we believe that no more land or water should be set aside as wil­ derness, sanctuaries or park expansion ar­ eas. We believe that areas currently pro­ tected should be adequately maintained before considering any new designations. Our current policy of setting aside large tracts o f land or water for single species protection and other environmental con­ cerns has not only been an ineffective means of environmental protection but an economic disaster. The AFA believes that environmental protection and economic productivity are not inconsistent goals, but, if done correctly, can complement each other. Is the AFA a front for big business? No. The AFA is truly a grassroots op­ eration that receives, for the most part, only moral support from large corporations. Our frustrations, in fact, are often founded in the unwillingness of big corporations to be involved. On the contrary, major corpora­ tions annually support environmental or­ ganizations with millions of dollars of con­ tributions. Do AFA members stubbornly resist improving their way of life in a rapidly changing world? No. There is no doubt that the AFA membership is filled with rural Americans who love their way of life and hold on to the values of faith, hard work and a strong community. Who wouldn’ t? What all Americans must realize is that these are the people who provide our food, cloth­ ing, shelter, minerals and recreational op­ portunities. Without their efforts and the substantial investments of their employ­ ers, maintaining economic prosperity will forever be an unreachable goaL Alliance forAmerica • P.O. Box 449 • Caroga Lake, NY 12032-0449 • 518-835-6702 • Fax: 518-835-2527 • Email: Allianceam@aol.com Page 3 pSliartrL ■ FOB **■£■☆* AMERICA Fly-In for Freedom 1997 •P osition Papers F ishing _______________ R evised; 1997____________ International Fisheries The activities of the United States' citi­ zens in international fishing has tradition­ ally been managed under the Magnuson Fisheries and Conservation Act. The Rio Conference, The Responsible Fishing Con­ vention of Cancun, and the La Jolla Agree­ ment (a thirteen nation conservation pro­ gram in the Eastern Pacific's yellowfin tuna fishery) have moved international fisher­ ies management forward toward scientifi­ cally led, multi-national conservation re­ gimes. The United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migra­ tory Species was convened to identify and assess problems relating to the conserva­ tion and management of shared fish stocks, to consider means of improving fisheries cooperation among countries and to formu­ late appropriate recommendations. The U.S. Department of State presented a re­ port at the Conference which offered many solid recommendations for fisheries man­ agement. Suggested Principles and Guide­ lines for Conservation and Management of Living Marine Resources recommended the establishment of regional organizations which: "..emphasize multi-species manage­ ment and the relationships among species in the establishment of international con­ servation regimes." This is the essence of an ecosystem ap­ proach to fisheries management and in­ cludes the following guidelines: •Man has a right to harvest the Earth's resources in an ecologically sound and responsible manner. •Fishermen are first and foremost con­ servationists since their livelihood is dependent on the sustainability of re­ sources and the preservation of ecosys­ tems. •Balancing our needs to manage fisher­ ies for the maximum sustainable yield does not mean that other species in the ecosystem are to be ignored. Regula­ tions should not be adopted which re­ flect undue bias toward individual spe­ cies as each animal carries its own in­ trinsic, aesthetic and ecological value. •Data collection and analysis must be scientifically sound and subjected to rigorous peer review. •Management schemes should empha­ size individual quotas, responsible fish­ ing practices and respect for the eco­ system. Solutions to identified prob­ lems should be based on creativity and the use of improved technology, reject­ ing the closure of fisheries and elimi­ nation of the use of resources as fail­ ure in problem solving. •Private property, human civil liberties, cultural differences and open trade pat­ terns should be respected. No unnec­ essary or unilateral regulations should be adopted hindering these values. The dialogue between fishermen and those representing various segments of soci­ ety, the environmental community or other resource caretakers, is seen as valuable. However, certain groups, such as those who espouse the concepts of animal rights or non-consumptive use of the oceans, hold philosophical positions in conflict with the preserva­ tion of the fishermen's way of life and the management of fisheries as a food source for human consumption. With 30 to 40 percent of the world's protein needs provided by our oceans, the management of the ocean's bounty will be one of the great challenges of the next de­ cade. Any management schemes utilized by the leaders of the nations must be based on pure and true science, unhindered by cul­ tural or philosophical biases. Nothing less than humanity's survival depends on our success. For more information contact: Teresa Platt •The Fishermen's Coalition •826 Orange Avenue, # 504 •Coronado, CA 92118 •619-575-4664 • Fax: 619-575-5578 •Email: <tplattl070@aol.com> Alliance for America • P.O. Box 449 • Caroga Lake, NY 12032-0449 • 518-835-6702 • Fax: 518-835-2527 *Email: Allianceam@aol.com Page 7 n y ffin U lX *☆ ☆ FOR * * * * * AMERICA Fly-In for Freedom 1997 •P osition Papers F ishing (continued) U.S. Domestic Fisheries (within the 200 mile limit) Marine Mammal Protection Act 1988 (MMPA) The MMPA, which originated in the 70s over concern for the whale stocks, has quickly changed from a management' act to a "preservation" act that protects all ma­ rine mammals no matter how abundant, destructive or unhealthy the stocks become. The most recent reauthorization of the MMPA made a positive step in the direc­ tion of a return to a "management" act by allowing for the removal of nuisance ma­ rine mammals, like sea lions, bringing the Act more in line with ecosystem manage­ ment. Exploding populations of California sea lions, harbor seals and otters are causing serious disruption in some fisheries. No monitoring of mammal prey on fish or shellfish has taken place and the pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) are at or near carrying capacity in the western United States and their role in the ecosystem should be ad­ dressed to help wildlife managers deter­ mine conservation strategies. Canada has reopened its seal hunt in recognition of how important the use of marine mammals is to people, especially those living in Arctic climes where the abundance of marine Page 8 mammals is high. To support our neighbors, our markets should be reopened for marine mammal products taken sustainable with scientific management regimes. Our goal as conservationists is not to stand idly be as animal populations peak and crash while healthy ecosystems with the attendant ben­ efits to all in the human community. Endangered Species Act (ESA) This law impacts every area of fishing. Gulf Coast shrimpers are required to use TED's (turtle excluder devices) in an effort to save several species of sea turtles. Fish­ ermen who trawl for summer flounder in the Atlantic are required to use FED's (fish excluder devices). Gill netters on the West Coast are shut down because of the listing of the marbled murrelet as a threatened bird. Eastern Pacific tuna fishermen are shut out of eight million square miles of ocean due to the listing of two stocks of dolphin as depleted. Many of these listings under the ESA are based on insufficient scientific data. Fishermen have had to go to the ex­ pense of buying devices and installing them, re-gearing vessels and purchasing new nets. Reduced catches due to these changes are economically impacting the fishing industry. The ESA and the MMPA must allow for "takes" of animals listed as endangered, threatened or depleted if the takes are bio­ logically negligible (a reasonable percent­ age below the animal's net reproductive rate). While fisheries are different in every region of the country and experience dif­ ferent problems, all fisheries are feeling the effects of over-regulations. Reduced days at sea, increased net mesh sizes to reduce mortality of smaller fish, bans on new ves­ sel entries, observers and closures are just a few of the problems experienced by the fishing industry. Public perception of fish­ eries is also a problem. The media is fed false and inaccurate information and ap­ peals come from extremists who advocate non-consumptive use of the sea. This same influence extends into the development and implementation of regulations governing fisheries. Ask a fisherman, he's the one whose fishing boat is sitting in the harbor not going anywhere. Contact: Jerry Schill •North Carolina Fisheries Association •P.O. Box 2303 • New Bern, NC 28516 •919-633-2288 • Fax: 919-633-9616 Contact: Wilma Anderson •Texas Shrimp Association •P.O. Box 1077 •Aransas Pass, TX 78336 •512-758-5024 •Fax: 512-858-5853 Alliance for America • P.O. Box 449 • Caroga Lake, NY 12032-0449 • 518-835-6702 • Fax: 518-835-2527 • Email: Allianceam@aol.com EN V IR ON M EN TA L The Shrimp Education Kit Each "kit" will include the following items, which are also available for purchase separately: Educational Videotape: a thirteen minute videotape "The Return of the Kemp's Ripley" which provides an overview of the concerns raised by environmentalists regarding the impact caused by the production of shrimp. Produced by Ocean Trust, it explains the turtle protection program the shrimp , industry has implemented to reduce the incidence of sea turtles from becoming entangled in their nets as well as the support the industry has given to the Kemp's Ripley nesting beach, (Rancho Nuevo, Mexico). A cover letter/instruction sheet accompanies the tape. Members of the shrimp industry also receive a script to use in conjunction with the video when making sales presentations and conducting educational or training sessions. Shrimp Farming and the Environment-A White Paper - a copy of the research paper authored by Claude E. Boyd called AShrimp Fanning and the Environment-"White Paper." Boyd is a respected researcher at Aubum University. The research paper provides a balanced evaluation of the sustainability of farm-raised shrimp, its effects on mangroves, water pollution, fresh water supplies and other key concerns raised by the environmental community. Background Paper on Shrimp and Turtles. Shrimp Facts - This newly updated three-fold brochure addresses the facts and myths surrounding a number of issues. Intended distribution is to secondary handlers of shrimp, i.e., distributors, restaurants, and retailers. The kit includes a camera-ready brochure as well as a sample of the printed brochure. Three camera-ready consumer cards are also included. Cost: $20 per complete kit (includes video tape and information kit) $19 individual videotape $2 individual white paper/background paper (quantity less than 4 copies) $2 per set of shrimp facts (quantity less than 4 copies) The Status of the Atlantic Menhaden Resource and Fishery —This 24-page report, shows the Atlantic Menhaden stock is abundant and healthy and that the fishery does not need any additional management restrictions. The report debunks many of the inaccuracies in a publication about the menhaden fishery issued earlier this year by a group of New Jersey sport fishing enthusiasts. Cost: $5 per copy Seafood for AmericaTM mugs- Insulated admiral mugs. Silk screened granite with black base, rim and spill-proof thumb slide lid. Anti-skid bottom. Cost: $7.95 Seafood for AmericaTM hats- 100% cotton embroidered washed cap with genuine leather or fabric back strap. One size fits all. Available colors: royal blue, dark green, charcoal, blue/khaki, khaki/dark green. Cost: $12.95 Seafood for AmericaTM t-shirts- 100% cotton silkscreened Hanes Beefy T's. Available in navy blue, forest green, royal blue, black, jade, teal. Sizes: Adult L, XL, XXL (w/pocket) Cost $12.95 Children sizes available, S & M, purple, jade, and teal only. Cost: $11.95 Maine Lobsters: Environmentally Sound Harvests For Seafood Consumers Around The World—This special report details lobster farmers efforts to work in harmony with the environment. Cost: $5 per copy Home Search FeedBack Join NFI Members 5/ 13/9 INTERNATIONAL EVENT MARKS DRAMATIC GROWTH OF ENDANGERED SEA TURTLE NESTING SITES For Immediate Release May 19,1998 #98-19 Contact: David Nitchman (703) 524-8881 INTERNATIONAL EVENT MARKS DRAMATIC GROWTH OF ENDANGERED SEA TURTLE NESTING SITES Cooperative Effort Leads to Success at Mexican Nesting Sites Tepehuajes, Mexico - Unprecedented cooperation between U.S. and Mexican fishery officials has led to steep increases in the number of nests and hatchlings of the endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle. A new camp to protect the nesting beaches will be dedicated May 31, in this Mexican coastal area. "We are currently at the height of an extraordinary Kemp's ridley nesting and hatchling season. This year the turtles came earlier, and in greater numbers than ever before. We are truly experiencing la airibada (the arrival) - of the Kemp’ s ridley as a member of the exclusive list of endangered species whose numbers are rebounding," said Richard E. Gutting Jr., Executive Vice President of the National Fisheries Institute. The efforts at the turtle protection camps at Rancho Nuevo have been instrumental in stabilizing the Kemp's ridley population. From a low of 702 nests in 1985, figures rose to 2375 for 1997. With the peak nesting times yet to begin, biologists have located more nests so far in 1998 than in all of 1997. Improved techniques for protecting the eggs from predators and disease have resulted in an ever increasing number of hatchlings as well, with nearly 150,000 released last year. The eggs are carefully removed to protected corrals to prevent illegal harvesting and attack from natural predators. Turtle hatchlings, which are only several inches long and weigh little more than an ounce, are released to the sea at dawn. The new camp at Tepehuajes, which will be dedicated May 31, will greatly aid in the efforts to collect eggs for safekeeping. The turtles are nesting along a wider expanse of beach, necessitating an increased presence on the beach. Seafood businesses have contributed more than $54,000 towards the construction and stocking of the camp at Tepehuajes. Coupled with the use of Turtle Excluder Devices, contributing to the protection of the nesting sites should lead to continued growth in the Kemp's ridley populations," Gutting concluded. For information on visiting the camp at Tepehuajes and current nesting information call Thor Lassen at Ocean Trust at 703-739-2220. N P XT Finding Funding: A Beginner's Guide to Foundation Research I. A Sampling of Large Foundations with Specific Priorities in the L'nitcd States II. Foundations Making Grants to Projects Outside the United States III. Funding Exchange Network of Foundations IV. Alternative Funds V. Black United Funds fBUFl I. A Sampling of Large Foundations with Specific Priorities in the United States Community Organizing & Social Service: • Apple Computer, Corporate Grants Program, 20525 Mariani Ave., Mail Stop 23L, Cupertino, CA 95014 \ (408)973-2974 \ (computer equipment gifts) • Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, 102 Reynolda Village, Winston Salem, NC 27106 \ (919)748-9222 • Ben & .Terry's Foundation. 79 Weaver St., Winooski, Vt 05404 • Com pton Foundation, Inc., 10 Hanover Sq., NY, NY 10005 \ (212)510-5039 • Gannett Foundation. 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209 \ (716)262-3315 • General Mills Foundation, PO Box 1113, Minneapolis, MN 55440 \ (612)540-3337 • Jewish Fund for Justice, 920 Broadway, Suite 605, NY, NY 10010 \ (212)677-7080 • Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, 1200 Mott Foundation Bldg., Flint, M I 48502-1851 \ (313)238-5651 • New W orld Foundation, 100 E. 85th St., NY, NY 10028 \ (212)249-1023 • James C. Penney Foundation, 1633 Broadway, 39th floor, NY, NY 10019 \ (212)830-7490 • Public Welfare Foundation, 2600 Virginia Ave., NW, Washington, D C 20037 \ (202)965-1800 Criminal Justice: • Florence V. Burden Foundation, 630 Fifth Ave., Ste. 2900, New York, NY 10111 \ (212)489-1063 • Edna M cConnell Clark Foundation, 250 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017 \ (212)986-7050 • Public Welfare Foundation, 2600 Virginia Ave. NW, #150, Washington, DC 20037 \ (202)965-1800 Environmental/Hazardous Waste: • Beldon Fund, 2000 "P " St. NW, Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036 \ (202)293-1928 • CS Fund, 469 Bohemian Highway, Freestone, CA 95472 \ (707)874-2942 • Deer Creek Foundation, 818 Olive St., Suite 949, St. Louis, MO 63101 \ (314)241-3228 • Harder Foundation, 18301 East Eight Mile Rd., Suite 213, East Detroit, Ml \ (313)772-4433 • Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, 1200 Mott Foundation Bldg., Flint, MI 48502 \ (313)238-5681 • North Shore Unitarian Universalist Veach Program (Please see listed under Peace) • Stressand Foundation (please see listed under Women) Film and Media: • Deer Creek Foundation (please see under Environment) • Lucius & Eva Eastman Fund, 24120 Summit W oods Dr., Los Gatos, CA 95030 \ (408)924-2401 • Paul Robeson Fund (same address as National Community Funds') Gay and Lesbian Projects: • Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation, 666 Broadway, Ste. 520, New York, NY 10012 \ •(212)529-8021 • Chicago Resource Center, 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Ste. 410, Chicago, IL 60604 \ (312)461-9333 • OUT: A Fund for Lesbian and Gay Liberation, c/o Funding Exchange, 666 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 \ (212) 529-5300. • Open M eadows Foundation, 105-607 Van Brunt Station, Brooklyn, NY 11215-607 • The Pride Foundation, 1535-llth Avenue, Suite 200D, Seattle, WA 98122 Health/AIDS: • Design Industries Foundation for AIDS. 150 W. 26th St., #602, New York, NY 10001 • R obert W ood Johnson Foundation. P.O. Box 2316, Princeton, NJ 08543 Peace: • North Shore Unitarian Universalist Veach Program, Plandome Rd., Plandome, NY 11030 • The Peace Development Fund (east o f the Mississippi), PO Box 1280, Amherst, MA 01004 \ (413)256-8306 • PDF, W estern Regional Office (west o f the Mississippi), 5516 Roosevelt Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98105 \ (206)525-0025 • The Winston Foundation o f W orld Peace , 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, #710, Washington, DC Women/Reproductive Rights: • Church Women United, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10015 \ (212)870-2347 • General Service Foundation, PO Box 4659, Boulder, CO 80306 \ (303)447-9541 • Ms. F ou ndation . 141 Fifth Ave., Ste. 6-S, New York, NY 10010 \ (212)353-8580 • National Network of Women's Funds, 1821 University Avenue, Suite 409N, St. Paul, MN 55104. Write them and include a self addressed stamped envelope to receive their Membership Directory. • Streisand Foundation, PO Box 53369, Washington, D C 20009 \ (202)331-8776 II. Foundations Making Grants to Projects Outside the United States • Church Women United, Intercontinental Grants Program, 475 Riverside Drive, NY, NY 10015 \ (212)870-2347 • CS Fund, 469 Bohemian Highway, Freestone, CA 95472 \ (707)874-2942 • Global Fund for Women. 2480 Sand Hill Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025 (only funds groups outside the United States) • W.K. K ellogg Foundation, 400 North Ave., Battle Creek, M I 49017 • J. Roderick MacArthur Foundation, 9333 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles, IL 60648 \ (312)726-8000 • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. 140 South Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60603 • Peacefund Canada, 145 Spruce, Suite 206, Ottawa, Canada K IR 6P1 \ (613)230-0860 III. Funding Exchange Network of Foundations The following is a list o f progressive foundations which fund groups in specific geographic areas. These foundations will consider a broad range of projects from groups working for fundamental social change. National Community Funds, the grant making component of the Funding Exchange, considers proposals from both local groups not covered by the regional funds, and national organizations. • Funding Exchange/National Community Funds, 666 Broadway, Suite 500, New York, NY 10012 \ (212)529-5300 Community Funds • Appalachian Community Fund, 517 Union Avenue, #206, Knoxville, TN 37902 \ (615)523-5783 (Region: Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, East Kentucky and East Tennessee) • Bread and Roses Community Fund. 924 Cherry St., 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 \ (215)928-1880 (Region: Five county greater Philadelphia area and Camden, NJ) • Chinook Fund. 2412 W. 32nd Ave., Denver, CO 80211 \ (303)455-6905 (Region: Colorado) • C rossroads Fund, 3411 W. Diversy Ave., #20, Chicago, IL 60647 \ (312)227-7676 (Region: Chicago metropolitan area) • Fund for Southern Communities} 552 Hill St. SE, Atlanta, GA 30312 \ (404)577-3178 (Region: Georgia, North and South Carolina) • Green Mountain Fund for Popular Struggle. 10 Machia Hill Road, W estford Vermont 05494-9603 \ (802) 879-0288 E-mail: gm fp s@ togeth er.n et (Region: Vermont and the Lake Champlain Watershed of New York) • Haymarket People's Fund, 42 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 \ (617)522-7676 (Region: New England) • Headwaters Fund, \22 W. Franklin Ave., #110, Minneapolis, MN 55404 \ (612)879-0602 (Region: Minnesota) • Liberty Hill Foundation. 1316 Third St., Promenade/B3, Santa Monica, CA 90401 \ (213)458-1450 (Region: L.A. County & San Diego) ' • M cKenzie River Gathering Foundation, 454 Willamette St., Eugene, OR 97401 \ (503)485-2790 (Region: Oregon) and 3558 SE! Hawthorne, Portland, OR 97214 \ (503)233-0271 (Region: Oregon) • North Star Fund, 666 Broadway, Suite 500, New York, NY 10012 \ (212)460-5511 (Region: New York City) • The People's Fund, 1325 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817X (808)526-2441 (Region: Hawaii) • Three Rivers Community Fund, 6393 Penn. Ave./Box 146, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 \ (412)4618380 (Region: Pittsburgh) • Vanguard Public Foundation, 383 Rhode Island St., #301, San Francisco, CA 94103 \ (415)487-2111 (Region: S.F. Bay area) • W isconsin Com m unity Fund. 122 State St., #508, Madison, W I 53703 \ (608)251-6834 (Region: Wisconsin) IV. Alternative Funds The following list is o f alternative funds which raise money through payroll deductions, similar to the United Way/Fund method, but which are interested in funding non-traditional charities and/or peace and social justice groups. Some distribute their funds to their member groups only, but others do make grants to non-members. (Those we know of are double starred **.) Write them for their guidelines. • Access to Community Services, c/oMARC, 501 E. Badget Rd., Madison, W I 53713 • Action for Boston Community Development, 178 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02111 • A CH OICE, 731 W. Washington St., Milwaukee, W I 53204 • C olorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, PO Box 18902, Denver, C O 80218 • Community Progress Alliance, 210 Jefferson St., Seattle, WA 98104 • Community Services Fund, d o Planned Parenthood, 2246 O St., Lincoln, NE 68510 • Community Shares/Alaska, PO 'Box 103800, Anchorage, AK 99510 • Community Shares/Baltimore, 3028 Greenmont, Baltimore, MD 21218 • Community Shares/Cleveland, 3130 Mayfield, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 • Community Shares/Colorado, 1245 E. Colfax Ave., #213, Denver, CO 80218 • Community Shares/Montana, PO Box 883, Helena, MT 59624 • Community Shares/North Carolina, PO Box 783, Durham, NC 27707 • Community Shares/Tennessee, 517 Union Ave., #203, Knoxville, TN 37902 • Community Shares/Utah, 550 W. 700 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 • Community Shares/Wisconsin, 114 King St., #204, Madison, W I 53703 • Community Works, 25 West St., Boston, MA 02111 ** • Cooperating Fund Drive, 1619 Dayton Ave., #323, St. Paul, MN 55104 ** • Enablers/The Caring Connection, 225 Lincoln, Denver, CO 80203 • Environmental Federation of California, 116 New Montgomery, #231, San Francisco, CA 94105 • Environmental Federation of Oregon, PO Box 40333, Portland, OR 97240 • Environmental Fund o f Washington, PO Box 12322, Seattle, WA 98101 • Food Resource Network, 506 19th St., E., Seattle, WA 98112 • Fund for Community Progress, 1246 Chalkston Ave., #104, Providence, RI 02909 • Fund for the Hungry & Homeless, 41 Oakland St., Springfield, MA 01108 • Mainshare, RFD 1, PO Box 2095, Augusta, ME 04338 • NW AIDS Foundation, 127 Broadway E., Seattle, WA 98102 • The Progressive Wav. 1212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612 ** • Valley Community Fund, PO Box 1093, Alamosa, CO 81101 • W om en’ s Funding Alliance, 119 S. Main St., #330, Seattle, WA 98104 • Women's Way, 1233 Locust St., #300, Philadelphia, PA 19107 V. Black United Funds (BUF) • Atlanta BUF, 219 Ashy S.W., Atlanta, GA 30314 • Arizona BUF, 5602 S. 20th St., Phoenix, AZ 85040 • Bav Area BUF. 1440 Broadway, Suite 405, Oakland, CA 94612 • Brotherhood Crusade, 200 East Slauson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90011 • BUF o f Illinois, 2336 E. 71st St., Chicago, IL 60649 • BUF o f Maryland, NBUF-CC, 2901 Druid Park Dr., #304C, Baltimore, MD 21215 • BUF o f Michigan, 2187 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, M I 48208 • BUF o f New Jersey, 50 Park Place, #1419, Newark, NJ 07102 • BUF o f New York, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., New York, NY 10030 • BUF o f Oregon, PO Box 12406, Portland, OR 97212 • BUF o f Pennsylvania, 4601 Market St., 2nd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19139 • BUF o f Texas. 5151 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houston, TX 77021 • National BUF, 50 Park Place, #938, Newark, NJ 07102 A call to RESIST illegitimate authority 259Elm Street, Suite 201, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 617/623-5110 March 5,1996 96/012 MEDIA ADVISORY Lieutenant Governor Ulmer joins ASMI media briefing tour Travels to Washington D.C. and New York City to promote Alaska Salmon March 6-8, 1996 Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer will join Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Executive Director Art Scheunemann and Ocean Trust Executive Director Thor Lassen, in meetings with national press representatives March 6-8 in Washington, D.C. and New York City. The East Coast tour will include background briefings with the Associated Press, NBC, the National Press Club, Fortune Magazine, and others, promoting the consumption of Alaska salmon and educating them on Alaska's good record of fisheries management. While in Washington, Ulmer will also meet with the Marine Fish Conservation Network, a coalition of about 90 organizations from Alaska and across the nation, interested in strong conservation measures in the reauthorization of the Magnuson Act. -30- Page 1 Note for Emily From: Emily Date: Thu, Nov 12, 1998 10:54 AM Subject: To: vOcean Trust/Whole Foods Emily NATURE & POLITICS Whole Food, Whole Phoo-ey "Natural" food is big business these days, which is a good thing. Most cities these days have a farmers' market, and the ag industry is coming to realize that organic food is no longer a matter of selling misshapen carrots and potatoes at a premium to hippies, but of tapping a huge market. Of course, where there's a profit, there's knavery. The new "organic" standards mandated by the USDA have little to do with sound, pesticide-free farming, and everything to do with false labeling on corporate junk. And, as we shall now relate, the knaveiy is extending to retail outlets that have made their reputation and millions of dollars on catering to consumers who want organic and environmentally friendly produce. No retail business has exploited this market more profitably than Whole Foods Market, a chain based on Austin, Texas, which operates a hundred stores nationwide and which rings up $1.2 billion a year in sales. The company's motto is "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet," and offers customers the Whole Foods' "Declaration of Interdependence," a phrase lifted from the poet Gary Snyder. Among the assertions in this Declaration: "We are the leader in supporting organic agriculture. We're committed toprotecting the environment. Our shelves are packed with environmentally-friendly products." We occasionally look in on the Whole Foods store in Berkeley, on the comerof Ashby and Telegraph. For a number of years the Berkeley left shunned the place because of its anti-union posture. "Interdependence" is not translated by Whole Foods to mean "union." The store is so bright-eyed with assertions of planetary good works that the innately suspicious becomes cynical and goes off in search of dowdier establishments purportedly committed to the organic path. Such suspicions, it turns out, are well-founded. Earlier this year the San Francisco-based Earth Island Institute developed a program to certify shrimp caught by equipment that doesn't endanger turtles. Knowing Whole Food’ s reputation as a marketer of enviro-friendly products, Earth Island approached the company about selling shrimp that had been certified as "turtle safe." But they were given a cold shoulder by the company, and this rebuff was followed by a direct attack on Earth Island by Whole Foods' CEO John Mackey. In an interview in <I>Forbes</I> magazine, Mackey accused Earth Island of "hounding" his company to sell turtle-safe shrimp. He also charged that Earth Island was trying to strong-arm Whole Foods into paying a fee for use of the Institute's "turtle safe" imprimatur. Page 2 Earth Island strongly rebuts Mackey's slurs. "This is just not true," says Teri Shore who is the director of Earth Island’ s turtle-safe shrimp campaign. "Earth Island never charged anyone for certification and anyway the shrimp is certified at the point of harvest by the fishers, not at the retail level. We were simply asking Whole Foods Market to make good on its policy of environmental leadership and offer the shrimp to its customers." So, far from doing this, Whole Foods has begun offering a "natural Caribbean shrimp" in packaging that carries a label saying "turtle and environment safe." This label bears a marked resemblance to the certification label sponsored by Earth Island. But whereas Earth Island's label is backed up by independent ship inspectors who certify that the shrimp nets are equipped with turtle excluder devices, the logo attached to shrimp sold by Whole Foods is based only on the company's own assertions that their operations are environmentally sound. When Earth Island began to criticize Whole Foods publicly, Mackey sent a self-aggrandizing e-mail to Earth Island where he said that "your attacks on Whole Foods Market are strategic mistakes because you are alienating a company who by its very nature and mission is dedicated to helping environmental organizations such as your own. However, our desire is to help proactive and non-adversarial environmental organizations who are above all else committed to the truth (who don't exaggerate or make misleading claims for the sake of their own 'holy cause.')" Note Mackey's emphasis on helping "environmental organizations," a function which, as Nature and Politics readers will know, is often markedly different from helping the environment. So what organization is Whole Foods Market helping in this instance? None other than Ocean Trust, which Whole Foods describes as "a marine conservation foundation." Whole Foods even disseminates Ocean Trust's handouts to its customers. As Mackey noted in his email, "they [Ocean Trust] have been instrumental in providing facts and information for us to buy seafood responsibly with the environment, freshness, and quality all kept in mind. We believe that we are working with experts in environmental marine science." Ocean Tmst is hardly the turtle-friendly outfit claimed by Mackey, being little more than a seafood trade organization, with a budget financed almost entirely by the seafood industry. Ocean Trust's executive director (and sole full-time staffer) is Thor Lassen, whose career has included a stint as lobbyist for the National Fisheries' Institute, the seafood industry's primary trade organization. In 1997 Lassen was featured as prominent speaker at the Wise Use movement's annual confab in Washington, titled "Fly In for Freedom." <I>—Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander Cockbum