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NEW BEDFORD — Ten members of a federal delegation to the city sat for dinner with a dozen city officials and fishing industry leaders Wednesday and got an earful about the ill effects of what was called the misguided, agenda-driven and needless overregulation of the fishing industry.
The group was mostly from the Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration but also included representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture. The dinner at Davy's Locker in the South End was a broad introduction to the city they will see much more of today and Friday. Read the complete story from The South Coast Today.
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JESSICA HATHAWAY: 'National Fisherman' editor says New York Times misrepresented catch share support
May 18, 2012 - The New York Times heralds catch shares for saving summer flounder and Northeast haddock, which is like crediting a freshman class for the seniors' high college placement rate. By the same token, we could blame catch shares for the demise of Northeast cod stocks. But we don't.
