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Gloucester Mayor reviving dormant city fisheries panel |
| Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk, who has become a player in the intensifying national debate over fisheries policy, is reactivating the Gloucester Fisheries Commission — an agency created by the Legislature in 1956 to investigate and advocate for the "promotion, preservation and protection of the Gloucester fishing industry." | |||
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State Officials Caution Boaters about the Presence of Endangered Right Whales in Massachusetts Coastal Waters |
| BOSTON – April 15, 2011 – The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game (DFG) today urged boaters to be on the lookout for North Atlantic right whales – a critically endangered species, which have begun to congregate and feed in large numbers in Cape Cod Bay. | |||
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420,000-square-foot Boston seafood processing facility proposed |
| The Boston Redevelopment Authority has given a limited liability corporation tentative designation to create a 420,000-square-foot "soup to nuts" seafood processing facility — docks, auction storage, transport — at the tip of the Marine Industrial Park on the south side of the main channel into Boston Harbor. | |||
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Maine Lobstermen Cheer Company's Bait Storage Expansion |
| The Rockland-based O'Hara corporation serves many aspects of the fishing industry, including boat storage and repair. But it's the bait side of their operation that has Maine's lobstermen excited at the moment. Company vice-president Frank O'Hara Jr. says federal cutbacks in the herring quota a few years ago have led to an ongoing shortage of bait for the lobster industry. But he's confident this is about to change, following the recent acquisition of a 58,000 square-foot warehouse on Route 1. | |||
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Proposed Bill Would Limit Fishing For 3 Types Of Fish In N.C. |
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Recreational and commercial fishermen are at odds over North Carolina house bill 353, which calls for designating red drum, spotted sea trout and striped bass as coastal game fish. |
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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.
