News Washington Sen. Brown says US Rep. Frank's retirement will be blow to Mass. fishing industry |
Sen. Brown says US Rep. Frank's retirement will be blow to Mass. fishing industry |
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BOSTON — Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic U.S. Rep. Barney Frank may disagree on many issues, but Brown says Frank's retirement from Congress will deal a blow to the Massachusetts' fishing industry.
Brown says he agrees with fishermen who believe Frank's knowledge and advocacy will be sorely missed. Read the complete story by The AP at The Republic.
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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."
