New York fishermen will lose millions of dollars this year without winter flounder.
And U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said they need to shout about it — and that the federal government needs to listen.
"It is absurd and unfair that a government body that sets the rules that the Long Island fishing industry must abide by does not have any representation for New York," he said in a statement. "When it comes to fishing regulations, I am saying loud and clear that there must be no regulation without representation.
The senator introduced legislation on Friday that would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add New York to the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC).
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