Statement from NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco on the selection of acting assistant secretary of commerce for conservation and management
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WASHINGTON - January, 5 2012 -- Today, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve chosen Eric Schwaab, assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries, to serve as NOAA’s acting assistant secretary of commerce for conservation and management, a position left vacant by the departure of Dr. Larry Robinson in November 2011. Eric’s official start date is January 17.
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Sen. Brown says US Rep. Frank's retirement will be blow to Mass. fishing industry
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BOSTON — Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic U.S. Rep. Barney Frank may disagree on many issues, but Brown says Frank's retirement from Congress will deal a blow to the Massachusetts' fishing industry.
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Tierney, Frank back fishing lawsuit appeal
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Underscoring and expanding on arguments made by fishing industry plaintiffs, two congressmen and a consumer advocacy group are pressing the case that the government ignored a statutory requirement for a participants' referendum to create a limited-access groundfishery that is driving out the weak and enriching the powerful among fishing boats and businesses.
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New England congressional allies join Sen. Kerry in asking for new cod assessment
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Bipartisan congressional pressure continues to build on Secretary of Commerce John Bryson for emergency action buffering New England's fishing fleet from potential drastic catch limits some fear could emanate from a dire new assessment of the status of Gulf of Maine cod.
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Snowe, Collins Pleased with Extension of Public Comment Period on River Herring
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The following was released by Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins:
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