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    Commercial Fishing and Offshore Wind Workshop
    Please join The Port of New Bedford for the first in a series of workshops aimed at bringing together leaders and representatives of the commercial fishing industry and offshore wind industry with interests in ocean areas off Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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    Massachusetts Senate budget provision would tether SMAST expansion to New Bedford
    NEW BEDFORD (Standard-Times) May 26, 2011 -- The Massachusetts state Senate has passed a budget amendment today proposed by state Sen. Mark Montigny that would restrict any UMass Dartmouth expansion of SMAST to New Bedford.
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    Mayors Kirk, Lang blast Locke, NOAA in interview
    The mayors of the region's two leading fishing ports Wednesday said a special master's report on miscarriages of justice by federal fisheries law enforcers described an "un-American" system that presumed guilt, and seemed consistent with a disrespectful view of fishermen they said permeates high levels of the agency.
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    SOUTH CAROLINA: Officials backing fishermen; Lawmakers fighting overfishing legislation
    Resolutions in support of the passage of the Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act, which is in committee in the U.S. House and Senate, have made their way to local government agendas and have garnered the support of almost 20 South Carolina House members.
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    R.I. fishermen look for ways to market local catch
    Most of the fish caught in Rhode Island’s waters is sold out of state, or even out of the country. Very little of the catch shows up in local restaurants, markets or on dinner plates.
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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.