PORTLAND — The groundfishing season started May 1, but Brian Pearce and his fishing boat, the Gretchen Marie, have yet to leave Portland Harbor.
He said new fishing regulations are to blame. With a quota of fish for the year that represents less than a month of full-time work, Pearce, of North Yarmouth, said he's in no rush to use it up.
"I am in limbo right now," he said.
Pearce is among hundreds of New England fishermen who are coping with sweeping changes prompted by new rules to protect groundfish from overfishing.
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