Fishing industry still strong and vital

BoatLaw has being fighting to improve fishing vessel safety for 30 years. We have fought hundreds of lawsuits to penalize vessel owners for negligence and unseaworthy conditions. To date governmental regulation has been limited. For decades industry lobbyists have opposed inspection of fishing vessels and license requirements for shipboard personnel. The fishing industry and fishing-related…

Fishermen believe that they observe large gaps in the biological data that is to be used in the updated Atlantic King Mackerel stock assessment. The new stock assessment does not line up with what we are observing, states Kelly Schoolcraft, a fisherman from North Carolina. The new stock assessment is scheduled for review and completion…