Lawmakers join call for interim cod rules
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On the eve of today's landmark debate about the status and future of
inshore cod — the dominant fish for both the commercial and recreational
industries — controversy Tuesday continued to engulf the NOAA Science
Center's dire assessment of the resource.
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Massachusettes state officials say they want to find ways to better market local fish
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Massachusetts officials are examining ways to better promote local seafood and combat perceptions that stocks are depleted.
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Feds declare Atlantic sturgeon endangered species
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The National Marine Fisheries Service is issuing a final determination to list the Gulf of Maine (GOM) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the New York Bight (NYB) and Chesapeake Bay (CB) DPSs of Atlantic sturgeon as endangered species under the ESA.
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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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SCALLOP UPDATE: Council requests emergency action on Delmarva Access Area, approves Framework 24
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WASHINGTON- February 1, 2012- At its most recent meeting, the Northeast Fisheries Management Council took several signifcant actions on scallop management, specifically regarding the Delmarva Access Area.
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