OCTOBER 2008

Fish industry told to stop using 'false or misleading' labels
Source: The Gazette, Montreal, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a public call to the fish industry to avoid using "false, misleading or deceptive" labels.

Days at sea to undergo minor cuts, for now
Source: Gloucester (Mass.) Daily Times, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

PROVIDENCE — The New England Fishery Management Council yesterday urged the National Marine Fisheries Service to allow boats to keep working at a reduced schedule until a new set of policies for the rebuilding of the fishery are written.

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Recovering from Gustav

The Coast Guard is assessing waterways and facilities throughout the New Orleans area to aid local, state and federal officals.

The captain of the Port of Mobile, Ala., reopened the port of Pensacola, Fla., Tuesday. The ports of Gulfport, Miss., and Pascagoula, Miss., remain closed to all traffic. The Port of Mobile is open to all traffic with a draft of 15 feet or less.

The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway has been opened from the Mississippi/Louisiana border at mile marker 40, to mile marker 432 at St. Marks, Fla.