Jobs to be main topic of State of the Union
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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
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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
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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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Nation's Top Fishing Port Rallies Around Fishing Families Hurt by Federal Regulations
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The New Bedford Harbor Development Commission, chaired by Mayor Scott Lang, had released the following:
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