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Red Tide finding forces shutdown of Cape Ann clam beds |
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The first Red Tide closure of clam beds in Essex County this season — covering most of the beds from Manchester through Gloucester, Rockport and Essex to the New Hampshire line — has been announced today by the state's Division of Marine Fisheries.
Dave Sargent, the Gloucester Shellfish Warden, said he received a notice from the state shortly after noon. Read the complete story from The Gloucester 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."
