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Penny wise and politically foolish

• Posted on April 30, 2012 by Sean Cosgrove (CLF)
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Two weeks ago, a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee determined that federal dollars would be better spent by closing down the Northeast Regional Office of NOAA Fisheries in Gloucester, MA and moving almost all operations to the NMFS headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. This move was proposed as a cost-saving measure, but we believe it is a short-sighted proposal. … More Info »

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• Tagged: appropriations, fisheries science, fishery management, Gloucester, National Marine Fisheries Service, NERO, NMFS, NOAA, NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Regional Office, Senator Barbara Mikulski