Posted on 09/15/2016 11:15:03 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Fishermen in New England say President Barack Obama needlessly dealt a big blow to their industry when he created the Atlantic Ocean’s first marine national monument and circumvented the existing process for protecting fisheries.
The new Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument consists of nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains off the New England coast. The designation will close the area to commercial fishermen, who go there primarily for lobster, red crab, squid, whiting, butterfish, swordfish and tuna.
After Thursday’s announcement, fishermen pondered their next move: sue, lobby Congress to change the plan or relocate. It’s hard to move, they said, because other fishermen would likely already be fishing where they would want to go.
They said the designation process wasn’t transparent and the administration should have let the New England Fishery Management Council finish working on the coral protection measures it’s considering. …
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This is the same thing as with the Bundy cattle ranchers in the west.
Instead of sending out the BLM, will Obama turn the Coast Guard on American fishermen who don't comply?
-PJ
Obama has just off-shored jobs to Chile, Argentina, Norway, Russia, etc.
Think any of them have learned their lesson?
The communist in chief Obama kills more jobs.
Democrats aren’t for the little guy. They are for power and control.
These people - the government - will not be satisfied until the only source of food in the US is imported - as much is already. Gives new meaning to “eating Chinese.”
But hey New Englanders, keep blindly voting democrat.
Obama expects the majority of fishermen in New England give up their work and go on contrived disability (like so many other good democrats).
It’s easy to say ignore it, but enforcement in other areas includes confiscation of your vessel.
I have
Wonder how much a video of Trump kicking Barack in Michelle’s balls would go for?
Maybe Billy Joel could write and sing a song.......
They’ve been doing it for years already!
Mrs.AV
Retardino, when will you and your LIBERAL environmental KOOKS give up your planes..
Do you have a degree in ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES? If you do, is it from the back of a cereal box? If you don't, please stop thinking you know about things you aren't KNOWLEDGEABLE in..(like acting).
Oh, BTW, will you move when Trump gets elected?? It seems half of HollyWEIRD will move.
keep voting democrat, New England..
It Vermont, there is an ANCIENT CORAL REEF...It was made when Vermont was part of the ATLANTIC OCEAN...
Maine CD-2 is going for Trump...The People of Maine - outside of the ‘big cities’ are Republican...maybe not 100%, but 80% conservative...
After Thursday’s announcement, fishermen pondered their next move: sue, lobby Congress to change the plan or relocate.
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Vote for Trump.
With all our immigrants and government controls, I wonder when the availability of food will become a BIG issue.
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When it does, it will be artificially caused by crooked government.
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