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NMFS head visits Gloucester Friday; GARM III questioned |
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Analytical indictments of the federal fishery system are now coming fast and furious, with the head of the federal government's fisheries service due in the city Friday as well. One report, commissioned by and written for the government and made public Monday, took to task the organization, structure, morale and output of the regional agencies that have driven the cities of Gloucester and New Bedford into a federal lawsuit with dozens of businesses up and down the Atlantic Coast.
Decisions of these agencies have also produced a cold political war with a bipartisan congressional coalition — including many key members of the Obama campaign organization. Read the complete story from The Gloucester 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."
