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New Bedford Mayor Lang's letter to NEFMC on Herring and Haddock |
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New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang writes to NEFMC Chairman John Pappalardo about the herring by-catch cap. Lang writes, "there was no scientific basis for reducing the 2.0% [herring] cap proposed by the Science Center's groundfish biologist down to only 0.2%. This number was completely arbitrary, and has caused significant harm to the individuals who work in the herring industry."
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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."
