Rep. Stephen R. Canessa, D-New Bedford, wrote a two-page letter to Obama, giving him a brief description of the city's fishing history and the problems it now faces, and inviting him for a visit during his vacation stay later this month on Martha's Vineyard.
"The level of contempt and animosity that many fishermen feel toward NOAA is deep and not likely to alter without a game-changing effort to re-engage in constructive dialogue. For the sake of a thriving New England fishing industry, this adversarial and unproductive relationship cannot be allowed to continue," Canessa wrote.
Read the letter Canessa wrote to Obama.