It wasn't even a meeting of NOAA and Commerce officials to assess her embarrassing hearing testimony about waiting for Gov. Patrick to produce even more data showing the economic hardship her job-gutting catch share policies is having on Gloucester, New Bedford and other ports.

Lubchenco and her little entourage, as Times writer Richard Gaines confirmed last week, left the hearing prior to hearing out UMass-Dartmouth professor Brian Rothschild so she could meet with the editorial board of The Boston Globe, no doubt trying to lobby paper's support.

We've long noted Lubchenco's clear contempt for Congress in dealing with fisheries issues — even beyond her policy push to steer more quota and control of fishermen's catch into the hands of large-scale, corporate interests while driving the small family fishing businesses the way of the family farm.

Read the complete editorial from the Gloucester Times.