date:Dec 24, 2012
hing you could in your powers to make sure the right decision is coming down, he said.
Also Thursday, the council agreed to let groundfishermen ask federal regulators for permission to work inside parts of five areas off the New England coast that have long been closed to them.
The areas were closed starting in the 1990s to protect fish spawning and nursery grounds. Some argued they should remain off limits to protect what could be the final refuges for some species. But fishermen said their a