Editorial: Latest cod limits reiterates need for assessment changes
One might think that the lifting of the emergency cod regulations imposed by NOAA last November would bring sighs of relief across the Gloucester waterfront and elsewhere as the new commercial fishing year dawns this Friday. But there is little relief and there are no cheers being heard among groundfishermen here and elsewhere across the North Shore and New England. “Now the game of make-believe begins,” says Vito Giacalone, “Now it’s all about running away from fish that we know exist, but are not recognized by the assessment. Read the rest here 09:27
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