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Going out of business 'a possibility' for some under proposed action |
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People are mammals too. That was the message delivered to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council by a parade of industry and community representatives who warned that contemplated year-round closures of Pacific cod and Atka mackerel fishing will cost hundreds of jobs and tens of millions in lost revenue annually. |
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Protesters head to sea over Obama administration’s fishing regulations |
| BOSTON - August 26, 2010 - Aboard the fishing trawler Bulldog - Around noon, at least 20 fishing vessels began circling Vineyard Haven’s harbor, blasting their air horns and displaying banners to protest President Obama’s restrictions on commercial fishing that they say threaten their livelihood. | |||
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Fishermen to protest off Martha's Vineyard |
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Fishing boats are spending far more time docked in New Bedford than out on the water. Frustrated fisherman said Wednesday that something has to change. "We have about 65 percent of our fleet that's tied up in New Bedford. That's going to be that way through the remainder of the year," said fisherman Richie Canasta. |
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VIDEO: Fishing boats leave to join Obama protest |
| Fifteen fishing vessels left New Bedford Harbor for Martha's Vineyard Thursday morning in order to join a protest of President Barack Obama's vacation. | |||
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New Bedford fishing boats to join Vineyard protest |
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NEW BEDFORD — Fifteen fishing vessels from New Bedford will join a fleet of fishing boats from New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Connecticut today for a demonstration planned by commercial fishermen at Vineyard Haven. |
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BOSTON HERALD: Fishing for help
It shouldn’t be the Wild West out there on the high seas, but as one sign in the flotilla said, “Fishing families are working families.” That is a message Obama and his underlings should remember.
