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Deadliest fishing area is actually in New England, not Alaska |
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Viewers watching television's “The Deadliest Catch” think the waters plied by the Alaskan crab boats of the Bering Sea are the most lethal in the world. BoatUS surprisingly reports the deadliest fishing area is actually here in New England's ground fish waters.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health figures reveal that from 2000 to 2009, New England's fishery for sole, flounder, monkfish, pollock, haddock and cod takes far more lives. Our region's 26 fatalities are more than twice the total for crab fishing. Read the complete story from The Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
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MELISSA WOOD, NATIONAL FISHERMEN: Meting out the meager
May 22, 2012 - Listening to the New England Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel talk about how that industry is going to pay for monitoring costs is kind of like trying to figure out how to pay your bills when you've just lost your job. Though monitoring is important keeping costs down is critical. As Panel Member Gary Libby pointed out, "If we had 100 percent monitoring we probably wouldn't have an industry."
