November 18, 2016 — A couple lobster men spoke their opposition to any plan that would deny them use of the ocean floor.
Greg DiDomenico, the head of the commercial fishing trade group Garden State Seafood Association, said he didn’t doubt the existence of gear conflicts on the reefs but would like to see a compromise made instead.
“All we really want is some resolution to this problem other than a complete prohibition,” he said.
The group suggested before that the reefs should be divided among users groups: three reefs for divers, six for recreational fishermen, and three for commercial fishermen. One reef would remain as a scientific no take zone.