East Coast fishermen file appeal over cost of government-required ‘at-sea monitors’
By Cristina Corbin | Published December 09, 2016
SEABROOK, N.H. – David Goethel built his life off the profits of cod, trolling the waters of New England for 30 years netting the region’s once-abundant signature fish.
“My slice of the American Dream was paid for from fishing,” Goethel said from behind the wheel of his 44-foot fishing trawler on a windy Friday afternoon in December. “Cape Cod house, two cars, four college educations – it all came out of the fish hole in this boat.”
But a controversial federal mandate is threatening to put him out of business, he claims. Read More
