Fishermen must unite against anti-fishing agenda. I’m writing in response to the opinion essay, "New rules will devastate scallopers," Nov. 25.
My family has been small-boat fishing with the General Category permit for 20 years. Last year, Amendment 11 had us jobless (still under appeal).
This amendment cut the permits in half. Most of the ones left won’t have enough quota to work. The scallop resource is tremendous, not overfished.
New Bedford, you are the last port left.
Next year, when catch shares go into effect, my port of Provincetown will be left with a handful of boats. This mass extermination of fishermen is starting to rise up to the bigger "fish." The recreational fishermen in the South are facing severe restrictions.
We are all losing our rights. No one is immune to this no-fishing agenda spearheaded by Environmental Defense Fund promoting catch shares.