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Industry pushes permit stacking; lawmakers and port leaders urge safeguards
Summary
The Sustainable Scalloping Fund and industry speakers urged allowing limited permit stacking in the federal sea scallop fishery to help vessel owners reduce costs and modernize the fleet; lawmakers and Port of New Bedford officials said safeguards are needed to protect local ownership and working‑waterfront infrastructure.
Representatives of the Sustainable Scalloping Fund told a joint Senate committee they support allowing vessel owners to carry more than one federal scallop permit on a single vessel (permit stacking), arguing the change would reduce costs, improve safety and help owners keep locally based fleets viable.
Jeruman Kavich, attorney for the Sustainable Scalloping Fund, said the fund is “a nonprofit industry‑led organization established to support long term stewardship, science‑based management, and sustainable growth” and urged the committee to back permit‑stacking reforms and other measures to strengthen the fleet. He said permit stacking would allow owners “to operate more…
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