What now for the New England fishing industry?
Over five decades, nearly every dispute between bureaucrats and the boats of the New England industry found its way into the Senate offices of the late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
His death Tuesday leaves a gaping hole at the peak of the pecking order.
It leaves an uncertain interim: It may or may not involve a caretaker senator.
It also leaves an uncertain long-term future for the community and industry that leaned confidently on Kennedy.
There is no obvious successor ready to assume the mantle of the fishermen’s guardian angel.
Read the complete story at The Gloucester Daily Times.
See also: Kennedy championed fishermen’s causes,
and SALEM NEWS OPINION: Kennedy was passionate advocate for region’s fishermen,
and Senator Ted Kennedy, Friend of the Fisherman, 1932-2009.