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NOAA Administrator Dr. Lubchenco responds to Senator Kerry |
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October 27, 2011 - Today, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, responded by letter to U.S. Senator John Kerry, setting out concrete ways that NOAA is working with Congress, Northeast fishermen, the New England Fishery Management Council, the states and stakeholders to improve the sector management system for the groundfish fishery and seek a healthy and diverse fishing fleet throughout New England.
To read the letter, visit http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/pdfs/KerryFinal_withlinks.pdf
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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."
