Commercial fisherman and Wanchese resident Jimmy Ruhle navigated the seas of Washington politics during Capitol Hill Ocean Week.
"I could have used a pair of roller skates to get from one meeting to the next," said Ruhle, president of Commercial Fishermen of America (CFA), in a rare moment of lightheartedness last week.
Ruhle talked with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) chief Jane Lubchenco, met with legislative aides in 20 congressional offices, attended the Ocean Week Symposium, and served-up sea scallops at the annual NOAA fish fry at the Commerce Department.