New Bedford councilor wants presidential visit
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NEW BEDFORD — City Councilor Denis Lawrence Jr. is lobbying for President Barack Obama to visit the city and speak with fishermen about the toll of federal fishing rules when he visits the state next week.
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Florida Fishing Industry Reps Say D.C. Trip Was Successful
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Local seafood industry representatives are back from a lobbying trip to Washington D.C. They’re biggest concerns have been the “catch-share” program and the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which establishes catch limits for fish.
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Maine Governor LePage wants to lure Maine boats back to home port
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ROCKPORT, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage wants to eliminate a tax on diesel fuel used by groundfishing boats to help level the playing field between Maine and Massachusetts, he told fishermen Friday.
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Washington Seafood Processor Asks Congressman Inslee "Why No West Coast Participation in Your Briefing?"
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Ocean Companies asks Congressman Jay Inslee why he did not invite fishing interests from his own state to participate in a March 2nd briefing on reviving of coastal economies through healthy, vibrant fisheries and oceans". Mr. Inslee and Congressman Sam Farr of California invited their colleagues to attend a briefing with Dr. William T. Hogarth who headed the National Marine Fisheries Service during the Bush Administration, Eric Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at NOAA, "Buddy" Guindon, a Gulf of Mexico commercial fisherman, and Glen Libby, a Maine commercial fisherman.
The text of the letter from Ocean Companies to Congressman Inslee follows:
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FLORIDA: Fishermen Say Regulations Killing Business
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Fishermen from across the Panhandle plan to participate in a protest march at the National Marine Fisheries Headquarters in St. Petersburg this Friday.
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