BOSTON — The head of the federal fisheries service said Wednesday he's begun a review of how New England fish stocks are managed, months after a regional official called the process "antiquated and ineffective."
The review would be done within a year, said Eric Schwaab, head of the National Marine Fisheries Service.
"We know that there are challenges and we know there are always opportunities for improvement," he said.
Fishermen have long faulted regulators for relying on what they consider flawed or outdated science to make rules they say are unnecessarily restrictive and don't do enough to preserve fishing communities and businesses.
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