Tag Archives: Sen. Edward Markey
Markey: Aid for fishermen only the beginning – Fishermen Getting Hammered By Restaurant Shutdowns
Sen. Edward Markey warned members of the fishing community Saturday that the country was just at the beginning of the coronavirus health crisis. “These numbers are mounting, the number of cases, and it could go on potentially for a sustained period of time,” Markey said to dozens of fishing industry leaders, state legislators and mayors on a weekend conference call. “Three hundred million is a great start, but it’s hard to imagine it will go very far,” said Jeffrey Reichle, president of Lund’s Fisheries of Cape May, New Jersey,,, >click to read< 07:27
Fishermen Getting Hammered By Restaurant Shutdowns – They are also looking for relief from government rules. >click to read< 07:30
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s MSA reauth hearing, fishing industry outlines wish-list to Congress
Boston — Amid calls from fishermen for better science to measure ocean fish populations and more financial supports for the industry, Sen. Edward Markey on Monday said he would continue to press the Obama administration to bolster the domestic market for dogfish, a small, abundant shark unfamiliar to many restaurant-goers. (beautiful!) more@wickedlocal 20:12
