The discussion will center on regulation of the fishing industry, and the U.S. Commerce Department's issuance of a commercial fishery disaster determination in the Northeast.
December 7, 2012 — This week on Urban Update, Boston Channel 7 WHDH news magazine, Host Byron Barnett will lead a panel discussion on the commercial fishing industry in New England. The discussion will center on regulation of the fishing industry, and the U.S. Commerce Department’s issuance of a commercial fishery disaster determination in the Northeast.
Barnett will be joined by Jon Mitchell, the Mayor of the City of New Bedford; Chris Basile, President of the Boston Fisheries Foundation; Dr. Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology at Boston University and Marine Conservation Fellow at Conservation International; and Dr. David Pierce, Deputy Director of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Urban Update will air at 11:30am on Sunday, December 9th, immediately following Meet the Press.