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Our View: Groundfishing limits are a disaster for this region

What is happening to the Northeast’s groundfishing industry is a natural disaster, just as devastating as a drought or a wildfire. But the federal government is just making it worse. Fishermen have been regulated under several regimes designed to rebuild the threatened stocks of cod and other species, while still allowing enough fishing for some fishermen to survive financially. Read more

Groundfishing meeting could make or break industry – WMTW video here