New Bedford Mayor Lang reiterates pitch for fishing relief
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NEW BEDFORD — Mayor Scott W. Lang, in his pitch to the New England Fisheries Management Council Thursday, backed cameras on vessels instead of federal observers, pushed for $21 million in federal disaster relief for fishermen and articulated the ripple effect of the federal fishing regulations.
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New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang letter to NEFMC - Nov. 16, 2011
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Massachusetts Gov Patrick seeks $21m in US aid for fishing industry
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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has renewed his request for $21 million in federal fisheries disaster assistance for communities affected by new fishing rules.
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Massachusetts seeks federal aid for fishermen
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A year after strict federal rules took effect to limit the catch of local fishermen, Governor Deval Patrick asked the federal government yesterday to provide $21 million in disaster assistance to the state’s fishing communities, arguing that “significant financial losses and dramatic consolidation’’ have harmed the state’s groundfish industry.
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Patrick-Murray Admin Renews Request For Disaster Assistance for Mass Fishing Industry
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BOSTON -- November 15, 2011 -- Governor Deval Patrick today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce John E. Bryson renewing the Commonwealth’s request for $21 million in federal fisheries disaster assistance for Massachusetts fishing communities impacted by the federal “catch shares” program. The Governor’s request is accompanied by two new economic reports that document significant financial losses and dramatic consolidation in the Massachusetts-based groundfish fleet.
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