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AP Interview: Maine fishing chief aims for growth |
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HALLOWELL, Maine — Maine's new top fisheries official is vowing to grow
the economic value of the state's oldest industry, commercial fishing,
and the coastal communities that rely on the ocean.
The value of the state's seafood harvest ranges from $350 million to
$450 million each year and contributes three or four times that much in
economic activity to Maine. Read the complete interview on CBSNews.com
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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."
