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    Marine Resources chief quits
    AUGUSTA - Norman Olsen resigned Wednesday as commissioner of the state Department of Marine Resources, saying that after six months of pursuing Gov. Paul LePage's policy goals, he felt he did not have the governor's full support.
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    Clam-digging controversy surrounds Logan Airport
    This past November, on a fair but chilly day, John Denehy and his crew rode their weathered 18-foot motorboat from Winthrop to the northwest corner of Boston Harbor near Logan Airport, where they expected to find the usual goldmine of harvestable clams. This sweet spot, known as the Wood Island flats, has historically proved to be an exceptionally rich nursery ground. Combined with two other runway-side wetlands, last year Wood Island yielded nearly 150,000 pounds of clams, or about half of Boston's output.
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    Tierney to talk fishing in Cape Ann TV segment
    Fishing regulations are among topics covered when Gloucester's congressman is interviewed during an episode of the "Cape Ann Report" on Cape Ann TV.
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    Rhode Island man releasing 23 lb. lobster used in National Guard fundraiser
    It appears Mr. Claws will go free after all. The 23-pound lobster was up for auction at the Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show to benefit the National Guard.
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    N.C. watermen wary of latest legislative twists
    Having failed this spring to reel in votes, the legislators who proposed declaring three species of fish off-limits to commercial fishermen are instead asking their colleagues to create a committee dedicated to studying that idea.
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33 Fishing Community Members Say Permit Bank, Giacalone are pluses for Gloucester

This permit bank is a true local treasure for our fishing community and related businesses. Its existence has been one of the only positive things to come to this fishing community in decades.