New Fishing Guidelines

The Boston Globe reports that the new fishing guidelines issued by NOAA will create economic hardships for the regional fishers, but should provide an opportunity for some of the severely impacted fish stocks to rebound.  The number of days that fishermen can fish will be reduced and there will be stricter limits placed on some species of fish whose populations continue to decline.  However, fish stocks that appear to be healthy (i.e. haddock) will be fished more aggressively.  The entire story can be read here