New England’s centuries-old fishing industry changes dramatically Saturday under new rules that promise autonomy for fishermen and better protection for fish but have so far inspired a lot of uncertainty.
“To me, it gives us more opportunity,’’ said Chatham fisherman Peter Taylor.
Meanwhile, Gloucester fisherman Joe Orlando predicts, “I guarantee you in three months’ time, there’s going to be total chaos.’’
The new regulations replace a system that was broadly unpopular and tried to stop overfishing by making fishermen less efficient, such as by slashing the number of days they were allowed to fish.
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