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NEW BEDFORD - January 5, 2012 — New Mayor Jon Mitchell wasted no time in reassuring the fishing industry that its concerns will remain a priority as his administration embarks on a two-year voyage of its own.
On just his second day in office, Mitchell held a closed-door meeting at City Hall with leading industry figures to listen to their concerns. "I thought it was important to do it right away. The industry contributes about a sixth to our economy but its importance is beyond dollars and cents. The fishing industry is really the soul of the city," the mayor said upon emerging from the Ashley Room at the conclusion of the 90-minute session. "I wanted them to help me find ways to help them," Mitchell said Read the complete story by Don Cuddy in The Standard-Times
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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."
