(GLOUCESTER, MA) NOV 16 – MAKING A LIVING AS A FISHERMAN OFF THE NORTH SHORE OF MASSACHUSETTS BECAME NEAR IMPOSSIBLE THIS WEEK. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS OF WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT CLOSING DOWN COD FISHING FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO PROTECT STOCKS.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS REPORTS FROM GLOUCESTER, MASS.
IN AUGUST THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ASSOCIATION FOUND COD WERE SPAWNING AT A LEVEL OF THREE TO FOUR PERCENT NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE SPECIES. OFFICIALS SAY THEY WANT TO PREVENT WHAT HAPPENED OFF CANADA’S GRAND BANKS 22 YEARS AGO FORCING A CLOSING OF THE ENTIRE FISHERY.
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GLOUCESTER FISHERMAN DAVE JEWEL SAYS THE RESTRICTIONS ON COD FISHING WILL RIPPLE DOWN TO AN INDUSTRY EFFECTING THOUSANDS.