date:Dec 24, 2012
ce to set catch limits to protect the fisherys long term health
Instead, the council kicked the can down the road, he said.
New Bedford fisherman Mark Phillips said the industry is so distrustful of fishery science, its unlikely to support whatever measures are proposed in a month. It just prolongs the agony, he said.
But Carlos Rafael, who owns a fleet of groundfish boats in New Bedford, said hes 100 percent behind the delay because so much is at stake. You've got to make sure you did everyt