Each week, on WBSM in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bob Vanasse of Saving Seafood joins host Phil Paleologos to discuss issues related to the fisheries with news-making guests.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick discusses his efforts to address concerns of Massachusetts fisheries, including increased stock allocations, more cooperative research, and other issues at the federal level with the Department of Commerce and the White House.
Noting that he has written to Commerce Secretary Locke trying to "pierce the veil of the administration," Patrick stressed the need for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to not only use the latest science, but to perform that science in tandem with industry-affiliated scientists such as those at UMass, who several years ago upended NOAA's scallop policies with research demonstrating that the old assumptions were all wrong.
"There are lots and lots of reasons to question whether NOAA's science is the best science," Patrick said.
The Governor stated he did not understand Dr. Lubchenco's position on raising allocations, noting that his request was to increase limits to the upper end of the safe range, not to exceed NOAA's acceptable ranges.