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NEW HAMPSHIRE: Ohio Gov. John Kasich vows to help fishermen

January 9, 2016 — SEABROOK, N.H. — It’s been tough going for fishermen in recent years, but yesterday the local fishermen’s co-op managed to reel in a big catch — a candidate for president swung by to listen to their concerns and offer help.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich spent about an hour talking with members of the Yankee Fishermans Co-op. Of the dozen or so presidential hopefuls canvassing the Granite State on the eve of its primary, the Republican is the only one so far to come to the co-op. The Route 1A fishing business is the last remaining fishing coop in the greater Newburyport area — most of the fish caught off the local coastline are landed there and sent to market.

For fishermen, the predominant issue is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA for short. The agency regulates the fishing industry, and fishermen have long complained that it uses bad science and a heavy hand to enforce regulations that are putting many of them out of business.

Fisherman David Goethel of Hampton expressed his frustration with NOAA’s monitoring program, which requires that fishermen pay $710 a day to have a person serve onboard their fishing vessels as the government’s eyes and ears. Goethel is suing NOAA over the issue, arguing it is an unfair financial burden.

Read the full story at the Daily News of Newburyport

 

 

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