Save The Fish or the Fishermen?

Peter Innis, a commercial fisherman from Portland, described the National Marine Fisheries Service as “terrorists,” who are out to destroy Maine’s ground-fishing fleet. During a public hearing Thursday on proposals that are now being considered for the implementation of stricter fishing rules in the Gulf of Maine, Innis compared the federal agency to the al-Qaeda … Continue reading Save The Fish or the Fishermen?

Fishing for Answers

[Rockport, Mass.]  Bill Lee happily mutters to himself as he cleans the deck of his boat. Like hundreds of other fishermen throughout New England, Lee has been hit hard by recent changes in federal ground fishing rules, but unlike many of his colleagues he has found an innovative way to soften the blow. As he … Continue reading Fishing for Answers