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A two-day "visioning summit," financed by the U.S. Commerce Department,
will look into how Gloucester can continue to develop its maritime
economy, and will be held here in November, Mayor Carolyn Kirk
announced Wednesday.
The grant from the Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration was the first tangible benefit from a two-ay visit by more than a dozen bureaucrats in May to gather testimony and data on Gloucester's economic condition. The team also spent time in New Bedford, Portland, Pt. Judith, R.I., Seabrook, N.H. and Montauk, N.Y. The tour was ordered by then-Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in response to congressional pressure as the economic toll from the institution of the catch share regimen for the groundfishery in May 2010 began to come into focus. The Metropolitian Area Planning Council is a state-created agency with municipal representatives. It is matching the financial grant with in-kind contributions. Read the complete story from The Gloucester Times
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Monterey Bay's historic "wetfish" industry is under attack by extremist groups who claim overfishing is occurring. Touting studies with faulty calculations, activists are lobbying federal regulators to massively limit fishing, if not ban these fisheries outright. Apparently the facts don’t matter to groups with an anti-fishing agenda
