SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [seafoodnews.com] — April 15, 2013 — The Northeast Seafood Coalition will hold a Groundfish Industry Rally at the Boston Fish Pier on April 29 where the groundfish industry will ask for federal assistance to keep the region's businesses viable under deep cuts to the groundfish quota beginning May 1st.
"The upcoming fishing years for the Northeast groundfish fishery were supposed to be a time of prosperity–key stocks were on target to rebuild by 2014. Now, however, despite adhering to strict science and management measures and remaining within allowable catch limits, the Northeast commercial groundfish fishery has been declared a disaster and faces a catastrophic "perfect storm" of circumstances on May 1," the Coalition said. "Every segment of the fleet will hurt in 2013. The reductions will trickle down and affect our fishing communities, our economies, and the American seafood consumer. Now, more than ever, we have to work together for the future of this fishery."
Participanats are asked to arrive at 10:15 a.m. at the Boston Fish Pier in Boston's Waterfront District for the program that will begin at 11 a.m.
The Coaltion will provide a free shuttle service from the designated parking area on Kennedy Ave to the Pier.
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