N.H. Fishermen Say Feds Listened

PORTSMOUTH – New Hampshire fishermen are “elated” with the National Marine Fisheries Service’s decision to switch to February and March a “consequence closure” for the gillnet fleet originally scheduled to start Monday. “It allows them, I think, the opportunity certainly to stay in business this year and to reconsider what they want to do next year,” New Hampshire fishing sector manager Josh Weirsma said Wednesday.

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