There is growing awareness that the long-term prescription of opioids to manage chronic pain can have severe and sometim...
what has happened, essentially, is that the catch share rules and the dramatic increases--cod is a prime example of this...
I have said before, but having our small fishermen--it is iconic.
I certainly share Senator Shaheen's concerns and am so glad that this hearing is happening today.
I see our fishermen also trying to take on new creative ways, obviously, to market fish and different species.
they are violating the intent of Congress to pay for the at sea monitoring
We have got to get that immediately. You cannot afford it, right, so we have got to----
this is something that I think is a great tradition that is being devastated, basically eliminated.
we do not want to put this fee on our fishermen because we do not want them to go out of business
NOAA is not following through on it
if you are out of business, then we no longer have our fishermen.
We need all eyes and ears out on the water as we can at this point.
So, what you are suggesting is that we really need some funding that will allow NOAA to work with the industry in puttin...
The other thing that I just wanted to get you to comment on, because it is good news...
I think our goal is the same and that is to see a well-managed fishing stock and a robust industry for fishing in the Un...
I certainly intend to work with this committee, I know Senator Vitter does, as well, and other Senate committees to see ...
So, who is actually pushing to keep the leasing system opaque?
I have heard from New Hampshire fishermen that this fee is entirely unaffordable and will be the final straw to force ma...
