Fishing Regulations

This week, the representatives from the fishing industry and government officials have been meeting in a series of hearings along the New England coast to try to hammer out an approach to new federal regulations regarding overfishing. Environmentalists claim stricter regulations are needed to replenish depleted fishing stocks. Fishermen say the legislation sets unrealistic goals and overly restrictive limits on their trade. If implemented, they say, it could mean an end to their livelihood and a way of life. Our guests are Geoff Smith, New England Fish Conservation Project Manager with The Ocean Conservancy, and Vito Giacalone, president of the Gloucester Fisherman's Association and executive committee member of the Northeast Seafood Coalition.