New cod restrictions seen as the end for the NH day boat groundfish fleet
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [New Hampshire Sunday News] By Shawne K. Wickham - November 17, 2014 -
Save the fish - or save the fishermen?
Maggie Mooney-Seus, public affairs officer for the Greater Atlantic Region at NOAA Fisheries, said the agency understands the new restrictions are a hardship, especially for in-shore fishermen, who make up most of New Hampshire's fleet. But she said it has no choice.
Josh Wiersma, manager of New Hampshire's fishing sector, said, "This is going to create a situation where you're going to eliminate the entire market for day-boat fishing," he said. "It's just gone.
"And you're going to force fishermen to take more risks at sea and be less safe and stay out longer and make less money."
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