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Federal Fisheries Regulators between a Rock and a Hard Place

Posted on 1 June 2013 by Ret Talbot

Yesterday, the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) added its own legal actions to cap off a week full of litigation over fisheries from Hawaii to New England. The CLF legal action is actually a pair of lawsuits filed in federal court … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Attorney General Sues NOAA Over “Callous Disregard” for Fishing Industry

Posted on 31 May 2013 by Ret Talbot

These new regulations will be a death sentence for the Massachusetts fishing industry as we know it, devastating the fishing communities in our Commonwealth. The federal government has shown a callous disregard for the well-being of Massachusetts fishing families. The … Continue reading →

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