Tag Archives: reform the commercial fishing licensing system
Thiele Calls For Overhaul Of Commercial Fishing Licensing
New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele wants environmental regulators to reform the commercial fishing licensing system in the state. Approximately one-third of all licenses in the state are inactive. Thiele says that commercial fishermen on Long Island have suffered from unfair and inequitable quotas set by the federal government based on faulty data. >click to read< 12:37