New England Senators to Commerce Department: Don’t Sink Historic Cod Fishing Industry
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senators from New England’s five coastal states today urged action by the U.S. Department of Commerce to prevent drastic and devastating cuts to the region’s historic cod fishing industry in light of a recommendation from the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) yesterday in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Specifically, the Council requested that the Secretary of Commerce implement interim measures for Fishing Year 2012 and recommended that the Annual Catch Limit be set between 6,700 and 7,500 metric tons. On Tuesday, the Senators, joined by nine colleagues from the House of Representatives, wrote to Secretary of Commerce John Bryson urging his department’s help in preventing the collapse of the industry, requesting that he use his authority to set 2012 catch levels for Gulf of Maine cod at “a level that would allow the industry to survive.”
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Natural Resources Ranking Member Ed Markey asks Commerce, SBA, and FDIC to work with NMFS and EDA to find ways to connect fishermen with financial products
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Congressman Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts), the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, has written to Commerce Secretary John Bryson, Administrator Karen Mills of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Chairman Martin Gruenberg of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to ask that the Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration and NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service) work together with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to explore new alternative financial products to meet the financing needs of fishermen. He also asked that they provide their analysis of financing alternatives and identify any legislative barriers that might prevent potential financing mechanisms from helping fishermen.
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19 Members of Congress Call on Obama Administration to Preserve Historic Gulf of Maine Cod Fishery
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – 31 January 2012 – A bipartisan, bicameral group of 19 New England lawmakers today wrote to Secretary of Commerce John Bryson urging his department’s help in preventing the collapse of the region’s historic cod fishing industry. Specifically, the members of Congress requested that the Secretary use his authority to set 2012 catch levels for Gulf of Maine cod at “a level that would allow the industry to survive,” should the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) request interim measures during the Council's meeting tomorrow in Portsmouth, NH.
Specifically, the members of Congress requested that the Secretary use
his authority to set 2012 catch levels for Gulf of Maine cod at "a level
that would allow the industry to survive," should the New England
Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) request interim measures during the
Council's meeting tomorrow in Portsmouth, NH.
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NOAA Fisheries chief Sam Rauch to attend NEFMC meeting; addresses Gulf of Maine cod situation
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NOAA Assistant Administrator for Fisheries Samuel Rauch has written to New England Fisheries Management Council Chair Rip Cunningham on the subject of Gulf of Maine cod and has stated he intends to attend "the upcoming Council meeting along with many of my key staff working on this issue...".
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Feds Turn Down Kerry Request for Cod Assessment
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The Massachusetts senator asked federal regulators for a new assessment of Gulf of Maine cod stocks, but NOAA head Jane Lubchenco has turned Kerry's request down.
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