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Committee on Fisheries
Chair and 4 members. Committee votes are recommendations; the full council takes the final vote.
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Chair: Derek Baptiste
Members: Naomi R. A. Carney, Leo Choquette, Brian K. Gomes, James Roy
Meetings with posted minutes
At the start of each meeting: Baptiste 2 of 2 · Carney 1 of 1
0 recorded votesEveryone present1 recorded votesEveryone present0 recorded votesAbsent: Henry G. BousquetWhat the full council did with its recommendations
Items listed in the council minutes under “Committee on Fisheries recommending.” Each shows the full council’s vote.
Aug 18, 2022: Report, Committee on Fisheries, recommending that the City Council ask the Administration to petition the States Division of Marine Fisheries to consider allowing the…
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1374).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1377).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1378).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1379).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1380).”
Mar 11, 2021: Report, Committee on Fisheries, recommending to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Communication, Councillor Gomes, submitting a copy of a…
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0299).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0300).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0301).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0302).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0304).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0305).”
From the official minutes kept by the New Bedford City Clerk (agendas and minutes). The minutes are text documents; we read every action, check every roll-call count against the councilors named, and quote the exact wording. Most items pass by voice vote, and the minutes record only the result for those; how each councilor voted is shown only for roll calls. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: cropped from the City of New Bedford's official 2026 City Council photo (newbedford-ma.gov). The 2024–2025 group photo, and the photos of Maria E. Giesta and Linda M. Morad cropped from it: City of New Bedford, provided by the City Clerk.
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