Tag Archives: Jim Kendall of New Bedford Seafood Consulting
SouthCoast fishermen call NOAA’s civil action against Carlos Rafael ‘overkill’
New Bedford- Current and former area fishermen balked at NOAA’s reach in its civil action against Carlos Rafael. “It’s total overkill,” said Stephen Lozinak, captain of fishing vessel Marsheen Venture and who has been fishing for more than five decades. “The whole thing is overkill. All it’s doing is hurting the workers in the city of New Bedford.” >click here to read <21:01
NOAA reviews new management measues aimed at allowing young scallops to mature
The move — which reduces quotas by a third — is something local fishermen are on board with, although they hope the cuts prove to be only a temporary thorn in their side, said Jim Kendall of New Bedford Seafood Consulting. “They knew about this already,” Kendall said Monday night. “They figure if they make two-thirds of what they were making then they’ll still get by.” Read more here
