Ayotte lauds NOAA decision to reimburse fishermen

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire), currently engaged in a heated battle to retain her seat, on Thursday praised the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's announcement that the federal government will help pay for programs to place catch monitors aboard commercial groundfishing fishing fleets. Ayotte had previously filed legislation aimed at terminating the at-sea monitoring program after the federal government in March began charging fisherman the cost of bringin

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire), currently engaged in a heated battle to retain her seat, on Thursday praised the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's announcement that the federal government will help pay for programs to place catch monitors aboard commercial groundfishing fishing fleets. Ayotte had previously filed legislation aimed at terminating the at-sea monitoring program after the federal government in March began charging fisherman the cost of bringin…