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Fish on Fridays: Lamenting the Loss of an Ocean Champion |
| For the past four decades, the understanding in Maine has been that the tide comes in, the tide goes out, and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) serves as a representative of the people. So her announcement last Tuesday that she would not seek reelection to the U.S. Senate rocked her home state. It also sent shock waves through Washington, changing the conventional wisdom that firmly believed her Republican party would take control of the upper chamber of Congress in 2013. In addition to these broader and more widely discussed ramifications, her decision will have a lasting effect on what became one of her signature issues—the health and vitality of America’s oceans, coasts, and fisheries. | |||
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SAVING SEAFOOD RADIO: Congressman Bill Keating |
| WASHINGTON, D.C.-- 29 Feb 2012 - Congressman Bill Keating joined Saving Seafood executive director Bob Vanasse on WBSM's Saving Seafood Radio. | |||
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US fishermen to rally this month |
| Two years after the ‘United We Fish’ rally in Washington, US fishermen will gather again on 21 March in a demonstration supporting the amendment of the Magnuson Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act. | |||
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Senator Snowe Leaves Legacy of Independence |
| PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Sen. Olympia Snowe became known for her statesmanlike demeanor, her independence and behind-the-scenes work to build consensus. She also never backed down from a fight, whether it was scrapping on behalf of New England fishermen, battling for Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works or working to save Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. | |||
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IG to NOAA: New probe going forward |
| The Commerce Department inspector general's office has notified NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco that the investigation sought by two Massachusetts congressmen into the influences of non-government organizations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its regional fishery management councils is going forward. | |||
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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."
