December 13, 2017 โ NEWPORT, R.I. โ Cesar Verde only knows fishing.
The New Bedford resident learned the craft in his native Portugal. For the past 17 years, heโs worked in the fishing industry in his new home, and heโs been a captain for the past decade.
However, for the last two weeks, heโs been out of the water because NOAA prohibited Carlos Rafaelโs vessels from groundfishing.
Verde captains fishing vessel Ilha do Corvo.
โSo far, (Iโm) pitching in on the little savings I have. Soon Iโll run out,โ Verde said. โIt will very soon become survival mode all the way up to putting food on the table.
โMy hands and feet are totally tied up. This is what I do. This is the only thing I know how to do.โ
The decision came as NOAA believed the executives who manage fishing Sector IX, which Rafaelโs vessels populate, havenโt corrected some lingering issues associated with the fishing mogulโs illegal behavior including preventative measures and updated catch reports.
Read the full story at the New Bedford Standard-Times