There was more bad news for the groundfish industry this week when the National Marine Fisheries Service further reduced the 2010 allowable catch for George's Bank yellowtail flounder by 153 metric tons.
"It's a real problem for the guys who already bought someone else's quota," deOliveira said. "They took this yellowtail away so now it seems they've just bought some salt water. The regulators can adjust quota but it should be done in a more timely fashion. I don't understand why it comes out when we are so far along in the fishing year."