Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s MSA reauth hearing, fishing industry outlines wish-list to Congress

warrenBoston — 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

 

One Response to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s MSA reauth hearing, fishing industry outlines wish-list to Congress

  1. - Moderator says:

    I wonder what Begich was thinking when he heard that.

    “John Quinn, a former state representative from New Bedford and the vice chair of the New England Fisheries Management Council, said the “inflexibility” of the 10-year rebuilding period is the “exact cause of the decline in the groundfish industry in New England.”

    To which, Peter Shelley would, of course, disagree!

    The Magnuson-Stevens Act is Working in New England
    http://www.talkingfish.org/national-policy/the-magnuson-stevens-act-is-working-in-new-england?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+talkingfish%2FtfWC+%28Talking+Fish%29

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