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NOAA and Maine Department of Marine Resources Partner to Conduct Pilot Permit Bank |
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NOAA Fisheries Service and the State of Maine Department of Marine
Resources (DMR) today announced a pilot program to obtain fishing
vessel permits and then lease the access rights associated with the
permits to small-scale fishermen in rural fishing ports in Maine. NOAA
is providing at least $1 million to support this effort, which the DMR
will administer.
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OPINION: Fishing families need Barney Frank in Congress by Deb Shrader
Congressman Barney Frank has been by our side for more than 10 years, bringing focus to the fact that the 10-year rebuilding schedule demanded by National Marine Fisheries Service was one arbitrarily chosen, and that it will unnecessarily cause suffering to our working fishermen.
