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Commercial Marine Expo (CME) opened Wednesday, June 22, with a sold-out exhibit floor, plus ships and boats on the facility's pier and docks. Exhibitors representing 255 companies display the latest products and technology for commercial marine, commercial fishing, military and government maritime operators. CME is being held at the Half Moone Cruise Cruise Ship Terminal, adjacent to the Nauticus Maritime Museum in downtown Norfolk.
"We've been overwhelmed with the response to CME Norfolk on all fronts," reports Ted Hugger, show director. "Key associations and organizations, including the Virginia and Maryland Watermen's Associations, the Virginia Port Authority, Virginia Maritime Association, Virginia Ship Repair Association, and the International Propeller Club, have generated incredible awareness and enthusiasm for CME throughout the mid-Atlantic maritime industries. Read the complete article from BYM Marine & Maritime News.
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MELISSA WOOD, NATIONAL FISHERMEN: Meting out the meager
May 22, 2012 - Listening to the New England Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel talk about how that industry is going to pay for monitoring costs is kind of like trying to figure out how to pay your bills when you've just lost your job. Though monitoring is important keeping costs down is critical. As Panel Member Gary Libby pointed out, "If we had 100 percent monitoring we probably wouldn't have an industry."
