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The state has closed all coastal North Carolina waters to shellfish harvesting because of the potential impacts of floodwaters.
The Division of Marine Fisheries will test shellfish waters today and reopen them when tests show bacteria levels are safe, according to a news release from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Read the complete story from THe Virginian-Pilot
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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."
