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NMFS chief gets earful at 'Summit' |
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The Northeast Fisheries Summit drew almost 300
people to the city Monday, a veritable “Who's Who” of the fishing
industry, giving the new NOAA fisheries director an earful about what
they view as the coming crisis in the Northeast fishing industry.
Eric Schwaab, just three weeks into his job as the assistant administrator for fisheries at NOAA, sat in the front row of the Whaling Museum's packed auditorium and heard one speaker after another assail his agency for its policies, its attitude, and its law enforcement. Representatives of all kinds of players in the fishing industry were encouraged to put their cards on the table, and they did, in 10-minute presentations that were sometimes angry, sometimes emotional. |
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33 Fishing Community Members Say Permit Bank, Giacalone are pluses for Gloucester
This permit bank is a true local treasure for our fishing community and related businesses. Its existence has been one of the only positive things to come to this fishing community in decades.