Jerry Leeman is CEO of the New England Fishermen Stewardship Association and captain of the F/V Teresa Marie.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is convinced that fish stocks in the U.S. region of New England are declining, and is regulating fishermen into oblivion as a result.
There’s no evidence that it is right. In fact, NOAA doesn’t have any reliable evidence at all. The agency has not completed a full survey of New England fish stocks in four years. The government’s recent attempts to jump-start the process are floundering. READ MORE
