PORTLAND, Maine (October 15, 2008) — Sen. Olympia Snowe says plans to cut the number of days that groundfishing boats are permitted to spend at sea next year "would be a death knell" for New England’s fishing industry.
"The horizon before us is ominous," the Maine Republican warned Tuesday at a field hearing before the Senate subcommittee on oceans, atmospheres, fisheries and the Coast Guard.
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