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NEW BEDFORD — Supporters of a popular safety training program for fishermen say public funding has been cut and they are now looking to raise money to sustain and expand the program.
Since it first began in 2005, the one-day program has provided safety and survival training at no cost to more than 1,200 fishermen, with funding initially coming from both the state and federal governments. Read the complete story from The Standard-Times.
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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."
