Dave Marciano fished on the F/V Hard Merchandise of Gloucester.
I would like to take this brief opportunity to express what I am truly thankful for this coming holiday season.
First, I am thankful for the New England Fisheries Management Council members and NOAA Fisheries: Thanks to them, and the supporters of sectors, for the first time in 30 years as a fisherman, I am free from the burden of employment during the holiday season — free from being straddled with any need for holiday shopping and all-around good cheer. This is a gift for sure — to have nothing to do this holiday but stare at the ground in total disgust at what has happened to the fishing industry and how it came to pass.
Second, I would like to thank the politicians down in Washington for rewarding members of the fishing industry for doing what Congress asked of them in rebuilding the fish stocks with the prize of 99 weeks to life of unemployment. I certainly hope that life comes before the 99 weeks is up.
Read the complete letter from the Gloucester Daily Times.