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UMASS Scientist points out flaws in Locke and Schwaab letters |
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With time of the essence, the commonwealth's scientific and economic report, prepared by UMass Dartmouth's School of Marine Science and Technology along with the Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries, intentionally based its analysis on the government's existing science and the data currently used to determine annual catch limits. That report was sent to Locke in early November, urgently asking the secretary for more fish. His response did not sit well with SMAST marine biologist Steve Cadrin, one of the principal authors of the report. "It's a Catch 22 situation because if we had come up with our own data they would have said that these haven't been peer-reviewed," he said. "But when we use data that the agency itself has published, they say that it's not new information. So they are going to get you either way." "There is no way to get around these criteria. Did they know that before they even asked us to provide them with the report?" |
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Jobs to be main topic of State of the Union |
| President Obama said jobs and the economy would be central to his upcoming State of the Union address in a videotaped preview of the speech that was sent to supporters on Saturday. | |||
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Shrimp proves lifeline to fishermen out of quota |
| To keep the Gulf of Maine's northern shrimp stock healthy, its governing Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission established a tentative Dec. 1 to April 15 continuous daytime harvesting period that cannot land more than 4,000 metric tons. | |||
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U.S. seafood marketing program advances |
| The movement to establish a national seafood marketing program in the United States to bolster consumer awareness, and potentially consumption, of domestic seafood took a step forward last month. Participants in the National Seafood Marketing Coalition agreed to set up five regional seafood marketing boards at a meeting in Seattle. | |||
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National Seafood Marketing plan advanced at Seattle meeting with reps from 24 states |
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SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [seafoodnews.com] Dec 22, 2010 - At an historic meeting in Seattle earlier this month, representatives from local seafood industry organizations from 24 states met to agree on a plan for a national seafood marketing coalition. In the U.S. there is already a great deal of effort promoting local fish and seafood. Groups such as the Maine Lobster Promotion Council, the Louisiana Seafood Promotion Board, ASMI, the Catfish Institute, the Southern Shrimp Alliance and many others all have been active in promoting domestic seafood with various sources of funding. Now an effort is underway to form a national seafood coalition that will 'market our nation's seafood..', in a manner that respects regional priorities. |
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33 Fishing Community Members Say Permit Bank, Giacalone are pluses for Gloucester
This permit bank is a true local treasure for our fishing community and related businesses. Its existence has been one of the only positive things to come to this fishing community in decades.
