Once again, the Gloucester Times has demonstrated a woeful lack of knowledge regarding the recent decision of the N.E. management council to implement a catch sharing plan.
In the latest article the paper acts like the only people who support catch shares are environmentalists and pointy eared bureaucrats – to bring back a phrase from the 1980’s. It reminds me that it is time to think about the things that Gloucester really has lost.
Back when the 200 mile limit was put in place, the entire Northeast peak of George’s Bank was open to Gloucester fishermen. For offshore draggers, it was their primary fishing ground. The problem was that the peak was also claimed by Canada, since it was within Canada’s 200 mile limit as well.