Mass. ports argue in court against fish regs
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An attorney for New England’s largest fishing ports said in court Tuesday that key parts of new fishing rules should be struck down, arguing they’re built on bad assumptions that are choking out the age-old industry.
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Massachusetts holding meetings on cod zones
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The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries will hold two public meetings — including
one in Gloucester — this week to discuss the renewal of the winter and
spring cod conservation zones, as well as commercial and recreational
management measures for scup, black sea bass and fluke.
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Mass Sen. Scott Brown talks business to Chamber lunch gathering
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U.S. Sen. Scott Brown was talking small business and commerce Friday, fitting for a luncheon that was hosted by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and drew some 180 local business and community leaders to The Gloucester House on the city's harborfront. Touting initiatives from his own so-called FISH Act to revisions in the 1099 tax code, the estate tax and a medical equipment tax, Brown said he identified with small-business owners and their needs amid the lingering recession.
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Energy and Environment Affairs Hosts First Meeting of Fisheries Working Group on Offshore Renewable Energy
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Officials of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) will host the first meeting of the Fisheries Working Group on Offshore Renewable Energy on Monday March 14, 2011 from 3 to 5 p.m. in New Bedford to discuss the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Request for Interest (RFI) for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Massachusetts.
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Patrick nominates two for fishery council
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Patrick administration officials hope two New England Fishery Management Council nominees will help protect the economic viability of the state’s fishing industries, which have been engaged in a lengthy battle with the federal government over catch limits.
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