MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING: Locke Assures Maine Fishermen He'll Fix Enforcement Problems
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke was in Maine, where he repeated assurances that he will crack down on what are described as "questionable" penalties assessed against New England fishermen by fisheries enforcement officers. After meeting in the morning with the governor of Massachusetts, Congressman Barney Frank and officials from the fishing industry, Locke moved on to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland, where he met with fishermen who support his scrutiny of the enforcement arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA.
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EDF comments on NOAA Law Enforcement
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Julie Wormser, EDF's New England Oceans Regional Director, issued the following statement on NOAA Law Enforcement and the report of the Commerce Department Inspector General.
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Feds agree to review questionable fishing fines
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NEW BEDFORD — A scathing report by the U.S. Commerce Department's inspector general has prompted Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to order a review of questionable fines slapped on fishermen in the Northeast during the past decade.
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NEWSDAY: Abuses at fisheries
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In 2002, Warren Kremin lost a third-generation family fish dealership, $1 million in legal fees and fines, and a business partner after being hit with what he says were fabricated charges of failing to file proper fish-purchase reports in 1999.
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Commerce chief, fishermen to meet in Boston amid enforcement flap
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NEW BEDFORD — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will go to Beacon Hill on Monday for a meeting with lawmakers and with fishermen prosecuted by the Northeast fisheries enforcement office.
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