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Kerry, Frank, Lynch, Keating and Tierney fight for Plymouth fisherman |
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Congressman Bill Keating's office reports that Senator John Kerry, along
with Representatives Barney Frank, Stephen F. Lynch, William R. Keating,
and John F. Tierney, have asked the Obama Administration to revisit the
case of Plymouth fisherman James Keding to see that he is given a fair
catch quota.
"Jim is like any commercial fisherman in Massachusetts," said Sen. Kerry. "He understands the rules and he's trying to live by them. Bureaucracy should not get in the way of someone who is simply practicing his trade and providing for his family the same way he has for the past 25 years." Representative Keating added, "It is inexplicable that NOAA has acknowledged that their system was flawed and subsequently updated their database to include both landing and permit history, yet they refuse to take responsibility for Mr. Keding's current situation." Read the complete story from Cape Cod Today.
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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."
