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Richard Hirn, attorney for the NOAA union, said MacDonald did not wish to comment for this story. But Hirn said it's been disappointing NOAA management allowed the employees to be made scapegoats for policies against fishermen that were passed down from the top.
The e-mails underscore the nearly palpable anger that had been building in the fishing industry for months against the policies and approach of Jane Lubchenco — a scientist appointed to head NOAA who was seen by the industry as autocratic and anti-fishing — and longstanding NOAA enforcement culture that, as cited by the Inspector General, treated often minor violations like criminal offenses, with fishermen's fines and going to a fund NOAA agents tapped for overseas travel, and NOAA prosecutors used to fund department expenses. Read the complete story from the Gloucester Daily 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.
