Gloucester, New Bedford, other ports in line for special Commerce economic aid
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Gloucester and the other key commercial fishing ports of New England, struggling under the new groundfishing regimen, have been notified today they're being targeted by the U.S. Department of Commerce for special economic development assistance.
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GEORGES BANK FIXED GEAR SECTOR: Fishermen Must Diversify to Survive
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CHATHAM, Mass. - March 13, 2010 - The Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector released a statement regarding the leasing of quota by its members.
The Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association (CCCHFA) website describes the Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector as a "pioneer of the sector system." According to the CCCHFA, "the Hook Association established its first 'harvesting cooperative' for fishermen using hook gear in 2004. A second Hook-sponsored sector, comprised of fishermen using both hooks and gillnets, was approved in 2006. This year, the two groups combined to form the Georges Bank Fixed Gear Sector."
The Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector is participating in the ongoing lawsuit against the Federal Government by the cities of New Bedford and Gloucester, the top fishing port in New England and the oldest port in New England, through the filing of an amicus brief arguing against the two cities. The brief was prepared with legal counsel provided by EarthJustice of Washington, DC.
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Fish processing plant and auction in Boston gets OK
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Boston officials have approved plans for a $70 million seafood processing plant in the city’s marine industrial park.
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RECREATIONAL: Saltwater survey all about money
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NOAA is starting to get it in its head that the recreational fishing community is a financial force that can keep this nation on the right track to recovery.
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Kerry: Commerce should admit catch shares 'disaster'
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Expressing concern that the commodification of New England's groundfishery has accelerated economic inequality, Sen. John Kerry has urged the U.S. Commerce Department to acknowledge the policy has been a "disaster" — as alleged by elected federal and state officials. The catch share trading figures — scrubbed from the NOAA Fisheries website — documented that a sector of the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association, given a preferable allocation from the mainstream commercial fleets in Gloucester, New Bedford, and elsewhere, had leased out nearly 2 million pounds of allocation.
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