Senators Shaheen, Ayotte push for a full investigation into NOAA at-sea monitoring program
“As you may know, the New England fishing industry has been devastated in recent years by severe cuts to catch quotas,” wrote the Senators. “In this moment when the fishery can least afford it, NOAA announced on August 4, 2015, that it would end its funding for the ASM program on October 31, 2015. This move will cost individual fishermen an estimated more than $700 per trip and will force many out of business entirely.” Read the rest here 13:18
They should also investigate as to how these contracts were awarded. I smell a rat.