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Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has joined the chorus of public officials lashing out at the federal government for its lack of transparency in dealing with the commercial fishing industry.
In a letter to acting Commerce Department Secretary Rebecca Blank, Coakley asked for the release of all documents that prompted former Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to award nearly $650,000 in reparations for 11 legal cases involving Massachusetts fishermen or shoreside processors who suffered from excessive federal penalties. Read the complete story from The Standard-Times.
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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.
