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NOAA blasted by congressmen, fisheries |
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BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown hosted a
congressional field hearing at the Massachusetts State House to review
why national fishing policies are obliterating small fishing operators.
Testifying before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
was Jane Lubchenco, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).
“When the government steps in and creates a dislocation rather than Mother Nature and people are selling their boats or their homes, we have a disaster, an economic disaster,” said US Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts). Read the complete article from the NBC-affiliate WWLP
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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."
