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NBC VIDEO: New England didn’t escape Irene, flooding |
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NBC's Ron Allen reports on Hurricane Irene from New Bedford harbor, noting that it is one of the safest ports on the East Coast, and that the fishing fleet remained "rock solid" throughout the storm.
New Bedford harbor is protected by a 9,100 stone and steel hurricane barrier that extends across the mouth of New Bedford harbor. The barrier rises twenty feet above median sea level. The harbor section has two 440-ton gates in the center that can be closed during strong tides or storms to protect the inner harbor. View the video from NBC Nightly 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."
