Patrick administration officials hope two New England Fishery Management Council nominees will help protect the economic viability of the state’s fishing industries, which have been engaged in a lengthy battle with the federal government over catch limits.
Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray on Thursday submitted a letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service nominating Laura Foley Ramsden, co-owner of a New Bedford seafood processing company; and Thomas Dempsey, policy director for the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association, for the at-large seats.
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