Canastra and New Bedford Fishermen Testify at Council to Let Sector IX Boats Resume Fishing
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [South Coast Today] by Michael Bonner - December 7, 2017
NEWPORT, Rhode Island — More than century’s worth of fishing industry experience traveled from New Bedford to the Viking Hotel on Wednesday to describe the impact of NOAA’s groundfish ban on Carlos Rafael’s vessels.
Richie Canastra, an owner of the New Bedford fish auction BASE, sat in front of the New England Fishery Management Council during a public comment portion of its meeting and warned of “many layoffs” that will occur because ...
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