Tag Archives: NOAA Southeastern Regional Fisheries administrator Roy Crabtree

No-fishing zones can’t be justified, hurt coastal economy

Recreational and commercial fishermen and coastal business should be very concerned about an effort by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to create more no-fishing zones off North and South Carolina, Georgia and east Florida in a misguided reaction to radical environmental groups that are pushing for extraordinary and unjustifiable protections for two deep-water grouper species. more@islandpacket  13:47