WAKEFIELD – Commercial fishing regulators postponed making devastating catch cuts to the New England fleet Thursday, hoping to find some way to aid fishermen who gave wrenching testimony about the effects cuts would have, including loss of homes, boats, health insurance, and livelihoods.
The New England Fishery Management Council will ask for guidance from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees fishing, to see if new information will become available on fish stocks and if less severe measures could be put in place before they deal with the issue again in late January.
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Pity the poor fisherman...every one of them would strip the ocean of the last fish if it meant a buck in their pocket.