Maine Governor LePage Nominees Promise to Boost Fishing Industry, Economic Development
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In addition to nominating Darryl Brown to head Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Gov. Paul LePage also named two other cabinet appointees. Norman Olsen is his choice to head the state Department of Marine Resources and Philip Congdon to lead the state Department of Economic and Community Development. The governor joked that Olsen's experience as a foreign diplomat should serve him well in mediating concerns among Maine fishermen.
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Fishing industry reaction: 'When have they done anything for the fishermen?'
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David deOliveira, who manages two New Bedford fishing sectors, summed up the sentiment along the waterfront to Friday's news that U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary F. Locke would not offer a lifeline to the region's groundfishing fleet.
"We bailed out the banks and the automobile industry and we subsidize the farmers, but we won't even help the fishermen," he said.
DeOliveira told The Standard-Times only 14 of his 34 vessels were working.
"It's like they looked at the Magnuson Stevens Act for language that would actually prevent them from helping the fishermen."
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Massachusetts Senate Republican Leader Responds to Locke Decision
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BOSTON –Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) issued the following statement today in response to Assistant Administrator for Fisheries Eric Schwaab’sletter to Governor Patrick regarding the federal government’s decision to not act on behalf of New England’s fishing communities:
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Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Robert A DeLeo, Responds to Secretary Locke's Decision
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The Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Robert A DeLeo issued the following statement:
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Gov. Patrick Responds to Secretary Locke's Decision
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BOSTON - Jan. 7 2011 - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick issued the following statement on the letters he received from Commerce Sec. Gary Locke and National Marine Fisheries Service Administrator Eric Schwaab in which they denied his request for increased groundfish allocations and economic aid.
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