Con groups, fishermen divided over NOAA plan for marine national monument

enviro cooksHundreds of people filled a conference hall Tuesday night to speak out on a federal proposal to permanently protect a network of deep-sea canyons and underwater mountains off New England by creating the first marine national monument on the Atlantic coast. Terry Stockwell, chairman of the New England Fishery Management Council, said the existing regulatory framework already protects Cashes Ledge and the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts area. The council in April voted in favor of keeping Cashes Ledge closed to most fishing. Read the rest here 18:29

One Response to Con groups, fishermen divided over NOAA plan for marine national monument

  1. Rocky Novello says:

    Big green , always taking , but never giving to our oceans ! Big green , DO YOUR JOB AND START WORKING ON THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS OF OUR OCEAN WHICH SHOULD BE NO. ONE ON YOUR LIST . A DEAD OCEAN SUPPORTS NO LIFE!
    People , don’t let the big green machine BRAINWASH YOU !

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