Local fishing representatives have sounded concerns about plans to transition how Atlantic cod is managed for 2025 and beyond, saying a lack of information now is hampering planning for the
Local fishing representatives have sounded concerns about plans to transition how Atlantic cod is managed for 2025 and beyond, saying a lack of information now is hampering planning for the
The mayors of the state s two most lucrative commercial fishing ports are criticizing the Commerce Department s most recent appointment to the Massachusetts obligatory seat on the New England Fishery Management Council albeit for different reasons.
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. Not often do candidates apply who have this level of experience, qualifications and high level of regard by all, Romeo Theken said of Odell. I m upset that people who truly represent the commercial fishing industry, those who fish all year to supplement the food chain, never are truly represented.