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As a first step in rebuilding the fishing industry's trust in federal
regulation, Sen. Scott Brown has urged President Obama to fire NOAA
Administrator Jane Lubchenco, whom he described as unaccountable and
uninterested in the economic survival of fishermen.
Brown made the call in a rally Saturday morning at the Fisherman's Memorial on Stacy Boulevard. Noting the bronze, iconic Man at the Wheel, Brown — flanked by Sen. Bruce Tarr, Mayor Carolyn Kirk, city councilors and industry leaders from as far away as Rhode Island, said, "I fear with her at the helm, this fisherman here will be the last one standing." "I encourage the president to do it now," Brown said of dismissing Lubchenco. NOAA officials over the weekend defended Lubchenco. Read the complete article 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."
