R.I. fishermen look for ways to market local catch
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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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Federal officials visit Seabrook for conference on fishing regulations
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SEABROOK — Representatives from the Economic Development Assessment team, an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, held the first of three days of conferences with local businesses and officials Monday, with added emphasis on the plight of local fishermen as that industry continues to experience declines in revenue.
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Gloucester Mayor Kirk: Visits should bring fishing relief
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As the U.S. Commerce Department's economic disaster recovery team departed Gloucester after a two-day fact finding tour, the congressional delegation and Mayor Carolyn Kirk Thursday expressed hope for tangible relief and policy changes to remove the causes of the distress.
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New Bedford Mayor Lang's letter to NEFMC on Herring and Haddock
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New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang writes to NEFMC Chairman John Pappalardo about the herring by-catch cap. Lang writes, "there was no scientific basis for reducing the 2.0% [herring] cap proposed by the Science Center's groundfish biologist down to only 0.2%. This number was completely arbitrary, and has caused significant harm to the individuals who work in the herring industry."
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NMFS head visits Gloucester Friday; GARM III questioned
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Analytical indictments of the federal fishery system are now coming fast and furious, with the head of the federal government's fisheries service due in the city Friday as well.
One report, commissioned by and written for the government and made public Monday, took to task the organization, structure, morale and output of the regional agencies that have driven the cities of Gloucester and New Bedford into a federal lawsuit with dozens of businesses up and down the Atlantic Coast.
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