BOSTON — April 29, 2013 — A rally of several hundred fishermen and processors on the Boston Fish Pier this morning heard Massachusetts Senator Elisabeth Warren and Mo Cowan, along with congressional and state politicians demand fair treatment of New England fish harvesters by Washington.
The rally was organized by the Northeast Seafood Coalition. With cutbacks ranging from 50% to more than 70% for many species quotas due to start May 1st, and the failure of congress so far to authorize federal disaster relief for New England fishermen, the situation is extremely dire.
What most angers the seafood industry here is that they have been whipsawed by the changing scientific recommendations from NOAA in a manner that cannot possibly reflect actual conditions.