GLOUCESTER – February 11, 2012 — Questions about the science and the fisheries management scheme are being raised. And in the meantime, Gloucester fishermen, and the Gloucester fishing economy, is caught in the cross hairs.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is responding in part by hosting a number of public meetings with stakeholders from the industry. Gloucester is also responding.
Today, I want to share with you portions of the statement that the Gloucester Fisheries Commission has prepared, and that I delivered in full and in person to NOAA officials yesterday in Portsmouth, N.H.:
Gloucester Fisheries Commission statement for Mayor Carolyn Kirk before the NOAA Gulf of Maine Cod Working Group – Feb. 10, 2012.
"The Gloucester Fisheries Commission met last evening in emergency session and expressed grave concern regarding deep cuts in allowable catches of Gulf of Maine cod.
Read the complete opinion piece in The Gloucester Times