New England Fishery Management Council pick disappoints Gloucester Mayor – feds pulling bait-and-switch
Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken on Tuesday said the June 28 decision to appoint recreational fishing stakeholder Michael J. Pierdinock of Plymouth instead of Northeast Seafood Coalition Executive Director Jackie Odell “was a serious oversight which has not gone unnoticed” by commercial fishing stakeholders. Romeo Theken did not directly criticize Baker for his recommendation to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who had final say on the council appointment. But New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell did.,,, >click to read< 12:19
Jackie I have to apologize for my meager response to you missing out on this appointment… This incredible fisheries “EXPERT!!!” Between her decades of experience and dedication should be a Professor teaching what she has experienced… You could write your own Thesis, that would be a Phd I’d have confidence in… Jackie hasn’t just paddled around the Harbor… She’s been a beacon of Light in this struggle to find safe Harbor for our commercial fisheries!!!
Quite often politics just plain suck!!!
Hang in there Jackie you’ve put your time in… You’re due!!! –SBH–