Florida and South Carolina Fishermen 'Live and Die' by Stock Assessments; Want More Responsiveness
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The New Brunswick News] By Wes Wolfe - March 7, 2018
“We live and die by stock assessments,” said Jimmy Hull, a commercial fisherman from Ormond Beach, Fla. His statement during an informal question-and-answer period held by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is part of an overall grievance a significant number of fishermen have with the fishery management process — that it’s not responsive to current conditions in fish stocks, and instead responding to conditions months or years earlier.
The SAFMC is in the second of a four-day meeting ...
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