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The Massachusetts senator asked federal regulators for a new assessment of Gulf of Maine cod stocks, but NOAA head Jane Lubchenco has turned Kerry's request down.
BOSTON
(AP) - January 26, 2012 -- The nation's oceans chief has turned down a request made first
by Sen. John Kerry for a new assessment of the health of Gulf of Maine
cod. Read the letter Dr. Lubchenco sent to Senator Kerry Read the complete Associated Press story
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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."