New Bedford Mayor says Lubchenco should be replaced
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After what he described as evasion and equivocation by Jane Lubchenco at a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing, New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang is calling on President Obama to replace the NOAA administrator.
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NOAA blasted by congressmen, fisheries
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BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown hosted a
congressional field hearing at the Massachusetts State House to review
why national fishing policies are obliterating small fishing operators.
Testifying before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
was Jane Lubchenco, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).
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Gloucester isn’t about to abandon its maritime focus - just update it
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The business of fishing is holy in Gloucester, and the heart of the
industry sits at the mouth of the Atlantic in Cape Ann. Here, where
nearly everyone has either lost a relative at sea or known someone who
perished there, officials took steps about 25 years ago to keep
Gloucester Harbor as a working port, designating the area for maritime
use while excluding the construction of condos and marinas.
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Testimony of New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang at Senate Field Hearing
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BOSTON - October 3, 2011 - New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang was among the group of officials at a Senate Field Hearing today who blamed federal regulators for hurting an already depleted fishing industry. His written testimony follows.
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Overview of Boston Senate Field Hearing by State House News Sevice
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BOSTON — Federal regulators faced a barrage of criticism on Monday from elected officials who blamed catch limits for crippling an already waning fishing industry in Massachusetts and costing fishermen their livelihoods.
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