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A commercial fishing boat from Massachusetts broke down in rough seas south of Shinnecock Inlet on Monday and is being towed toward Rhode Island by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to a Coast Guard release.
The 84-foot fishing boat Neskone was harvesting sea scallops 50-miles offshore when it encountered mechanical problems. Another fishing boat attempted to help the Neskone overnight but was unable to because of rough seas, estimated at 15 feet by the Coast Guard. Read the complete story from The Press News Group.
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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."
