April 28, 2012 – U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is vowing a “full-court press” on federal fishing regulators to seek relief for New England groundfishing fleets facing an 80 percent cut in the amount of yellowtail flounder they’re allowed to catch.
The flounder regulation, set to take effect Tuesday, is among several measures that advocates said threaten the already failing industry — including a 22 percent cut in cod catches in the Gulf of Maine and the continued enforcement of a catch-measuring system fishermen said has cost them millions.
“I am deeply concerned about the recent yellowtail news,” Brown said. “That, combined with Gulf of Maine cod and the ongoing struggles under catch-shares, could mean a devastating year for Massachusetts fishermen.”
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