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January 19, 2011 - New Bedford's mayor is planning a meeting of the Mayors Fisheries and Oceans Committee to be held Tuesday in Portsmouth, N.H. — a place and time suited for elbowing in on the January meeting of the New England Fishery Management Council.
The council meeting runs Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Sheraton Harborside in Portsmouth. The published agenda of the council meeting does not include a spot for discussion of the impasse between the industry and the government, but a spokeswoman for the council said she expects discussion to take place informally. Meanwhile, New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang said Wednesday he would begin his meeting in the same facility when the official council meeting adjourns, probably about 5:30 p.m. He and much of the industry are contesting the legality of the regulatory scheme on two fronts — both with policy makers and through the courts, where the cities of Gloucester and New Bedford and fishing interests have filed a federal lawsuit. Read the complete story from The Gloucester Times.
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MELISSA WOOD, NATIONAL FISHERMEN: Meting out the meager
May 22, 2012 - Listening to the New England Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel talk about how that industry is going to pay for monitoring costs is kind of like trying to figure out how to pay your bills when you've just lost your job. Though monitoring is important keeping costs down is critical. As Panel Member Gary Libby pointed out, "If we had 100 percent monitoring we probably wouldn't have an industry."