New Bedford Mayor Claims Port is Losing $500,000 Per Day Due to Suspension of Sector IX
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [South Coast Today] by Michael Bonner - December 22, 2017
NEW BEDFORD — In a letter addressed to NOAA, Mayor Jon Mitchell said the Port of New Bedford could be losing nearly $500,000 a day because of the groundfishing ban.
Mitchell referenced analysis prepared by Professor Dan Georgiana of SMAST, which stated the 25-day-old ban caused as much as $12 million (to date) in damage to the port.
Mitchell filed his letter Wednesday, the final day in which ...
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