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It would be a stretch to blame last month's sinking of a scallop dragger and the death of five of its crewmen off the coast of Massachusetts on federal regulations. However, it often takes a tragedy to prompt change and that's what the loss of the Northern Edge has done.
William Hogarth, administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, said this week that his agency was preparing to change rules that prompt scallop boats to stay at sea in bad weather. This change makes sense and should be extended to other fisheries as well.See the full content of this document
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Providing Safe Harbors
The Northern Edge, based in New Bedford, Mass., sank Dec. 20 off Nantucket in swells that reached 15 feet....
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