PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Minutes after New England fishery managers took a vote that cast doubt on the historic industry’s future, the prospects clearest to Gloucester fisherman Paul Vitale were his own.
‘‘I’m bankrupt,’’ said the 40-year-old father of three. ‘‘That’s it. I’m all done. The boat’s going up for sale.’’
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It's about time. Too many boats, caching too few fish, for too long. That sums it up.
Not enough fish sums it up.
Plenty of fish in the sea, Massachusetts?
Yeah, we've heard that one before.