BOSTON — March 16, 2012 – Fishermen from California to New England plan to rally for their struggling industry in Washington next week with an election year message for Congress: helping the fishing industry will save jobs.
Organizers expect a roster of lawmakers to speak before about 5,000 commercial and recreational fishermen in a park next to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
The crowd is expected to include fishermen from all the Atlantic coast states plus Alaska and California.
They represent diverse interests who chase a mix of species and haven't always agreed. But Jim Donofrio, head of the Recreational Fishing Alliance, a rally organizer, says they share concerns that federal regulators are using flawed science to make cutbacks that are killing fishing jobs around the country.
Read the complete story by Jay Lindsay of The AP at The Boston Globe.