March 21, 2012 – Fishermen from across the country hope to make a splash in Washington, D.C.
Stakeholders – be it recreational or commercial fishermen or those working in the fishing service industry – from Alaska, California and nearly every coastal state in the country are descending on Washington today for a “Keep Fishermen Fishing” rally at the nation’s capital.
The rally is the second in three years by fishermen across the nation trying to tweak a law that they contend is steadily putting them out of business.
“The goal, besides raising awareness and clogging up inside the Washington beltway, is to let all those senators and congressmen up there that there are some very (ticked) off people out there,” said Capt. Tom Adams of Mexico Beach Charters.
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