As a first step in rebuilding the fishing industry's trust in federal regulation, Sen. Scott Brown has urged President Obama to fire NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, whom he described as unaccountable and uninterested in the economic survival of fishermen.
Brown made the call in a rally Saturday morning at the Fisherman's Memorial on Stacy Boulevard.
Noting the bronze, iconic Man at the Wheel, Brown — flanked by Sen. Bruce Tarr, Mayor Carolyn Kirk, city councilors and industry leaders from as far away as Rhode Island, said, "I fear with her at the helm, this fisherman here will be the last one standing."
"I encourage the president to do it now," Brown said of dismissing Lubchenco.
NOAA officials over the weekend defended Lubchenco.
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