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Maggie Raymond of the Associated Fisheries of Maine said she was "flabbergasted" last week when NOAA regional Administrator John Bullard essentially dismissed any requests to scale back or otherwise revise the emergency interim measures that have brought new area closures and further tightened the noose around the commercial fishing industry.

She also said it's "shocking" that NOAA Fisheries is apparently not willing to work with the industry in resolving the critical issues at hand.

It shouldn't be.

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