Federal Assessment Teams Heading to Six Northeast Fishing Ports Hard-Hit by Obama Regulations
(CNSNews.com) – The federal agency that has caused New England fishermen so much grief and economic hardship is now trying to help. The U.S. Commerce Department announced this week that “economic development assessment teams” will conduct a two-day analysis of six Northeast fishing communities, which are reeling under federal regulations imposed last year by the Obama administration. The teams are similar to those dispatched to Gulf Coast communities following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
(CNSNews.com) – The federal agency that has caused New England fishermen so much grief and economic hardship is now trying to help. The U.S. Commerce Department announced this week that “economic development assessment teams” will conduct a two-day analysis of six Northeast fishing communities, which are reeling under federal regulations imposed last year by the Obama administration. The teams are similar to those dispatched to Gulf Coast communities following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Two Congressmen, Both Democrats, Ask Obama to Dismiss His NOAA Administrator
Among other problems, a recent inspector-general’s report found problems with the way NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement spent money raised through fines and penalties on fishermen.
Among other problems, a recent inspector-general’s report found problems with the way NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement spent money raised through fines and penalties on fishermen.
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