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SEABROOK — Representatives from the Economic Development Assessment team, an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, held the first of three days of conferences with local businesses and officials Monday, with added emphasis on the plight of local fishermen as that industry continues to experience declines in revenue.
At the Seabrook Public Library Meeting Room, the location of the three-day event, close to two dozen people sat at the table for discussion of the region's economic development in general, with representatives of the fishing industry high up on the agenda. Read the complete story Sea Coast Online.
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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."
