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Patrick administration officials hope two New England Fishery Management Council nominees will help protect the economic viability of the state’s fishing industries, which have been engaged in a lengthy battle with the federal government over catch limits.
Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray on Thursday submitted a letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service nominating Laura Foley Ramsden, co-owner of a New Bedford seafood processing company; and Thomas Dempsey, policy director for the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association, for the at-large seats. Read the complete story from 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."
