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ROCKPORT, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage wants to eliminate a tax on diesel fuel used by groundfishing boats to help level the playing field between Maine and Massachusetts, he told fishermen Friday.
The diesel fuel issue has long been a frustration for Maine's fishing fleet. Massachusetts does not impose a tax on fuel used by large groundfishing boats, while Maine has continued to do so. Massachusetts is also closer to the prime fishing grounds for cod and haddock. Read the complete story by the AP at The Boston Globe.
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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."
