EDITORIAL: Kerry, reps request to halt NOAA charges should bring easy answer
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It was certainly good to hear that U.S. Sen. John Kerry and three
fishing coast congressmen — John Tierney, Barney Frank and William
Delahunt — have stepped up and formally asked National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration chief Jane Lubchenco to call a halt to any
and all fishing industry prosecutions by NOAA enforcement personnel
until the Inspector General's probe into NOAA's agents malfeasance can
be completed.
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NOAA asked to delay prosecutions of fishermen
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On the eve of a planned protest on Capitol Hill by thousands of
commercial fishermen, five members of the Bay State delegation to
Congress have asked the federal government to put prosecutions of
fishermen on hold while officials sort out the disarray among fisheries
law enforcement.
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Fed lawmakers urge halt to NOAA fishing prosecutions
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U.S. Senators John Kerry, Scott Brown, and Reps. Barney Frank, John Tierney and
William Delahunt from the Massachusetts fishing coast urged a halt to all fishing industry prosecutions while an
Inspector General's investigation continues into alleged misconduct by
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration enforcement agents and
prosecutors.
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Mass. pols ask feds to delay fishery enforcement
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Four Massachusetts congressmen are asking federal fishery officials to
delay prosecutions of Northeastern fishermen as they sort through
problems in their enforcement division.
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Congressional hearing coming to Gloucester on March 2
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Two congressional House subcommittees have now scheduled back-to-back hearings into an Inspector General's findings that the federal fisheries law enforcement office in Gloucester had established a record of questionable actions against the fishing industry — including fines in the Northeast that far exceed those levied in other parts of the country.
And one of them will be in Kyrouz Auditorium at Gloucester's City Hall.
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