Recreational and commercial fishermen, and those in coastal communities who rely on the sea for a living, are all set for the Keep Fishermen Fishing Rally set for next Thursday, March 21, in Washington D.C.
Jim Hutchinson, managing director of the Recreational Fishing Alliance, one of the organizers of the rally, expects the turnout to exceed a similar rally held in February 2010, which drew more than 5,000 supporters of reform to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to the nation’s capitol.
Hutchinson said the rally has received broad legislative support and that congressional delegations from New Jersey, New York, Florida and Massachussets will be addessing the gathering on Wednesday.
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