State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, who triggered waves of demands for the IG to step in after NOAA police undertook a third major case against the Gloucester Seafood Display Auction in early 2009, said “any evidence of misuse of funds and violation of regulations should be prosecuted.” Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
Gloucester’s legislative team will host a meeting tomorrow evening for people considering joining the fishing industry in Washington, D.C. next week to ask that Congress grant relief from inflexible deadlines for fish stock recoveries. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
As the Department of Commerce Inspector General’s office investigates the enforcement practices of federal fishing regulators — and as fishermen out of Gloucester and throughout New England brace for a sea change in the industry’s regulatory system — city and local legislative leaders are organizing a community show of support for local fishermen and the…
State Sen. Bruce Tarr — who, along with state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante and Massachusetts’ federal lawmakers, has pushed for a federal probe into alleged heavy-handed enforcement on the part of NOAA officials — said the latest NOAA enforcement action raises new questions — and concerns. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
The Feb. 26 letter, initiated by Ferrante, a lawyer with a fishing practice who comes from a fishing family, petitioned the congressional delegation to ask the U.S. inspector general to investigate the federal enforcement arm of NMFS. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
The state Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture yesterday announced the creation of a new subcommittee to focus exclusively on fisheries with the Gloucester delegation acting as chairmen. Sen. Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, and Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, D-Gloucester, were appointed to lead the subcommittee. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→