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'Punishment' for former top fish cop is disgusting |
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The fishermen gets crushing punishment. The public official keeps collecting salary and benefits, all while not even working at an "appropriate position." This is disgusting.
How's this for a comparison: On the one hand, a fisherman is cited for catching a few fish without an "authorization letter" — paperwork that one federal regulatory agency told him he didn't need, but the Coast Guard insisted he did. He receives a violation notice with a fine of nearly $20,000. On the other hand is Dale Jones, enforcement director for the past decade of the National Marine Fisheries Service. Read the complete editorial from the Gloucester Times.
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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.
