I just read a book review. The book represents memories of an American fisherman's wife Judy Dutra of Provincetown. It's entitled: NAUTICAL TWILIGHT.
There was one paragraph in this review (Judy's quotation) which is telling in a few words how the quota system represents a cause for discards of perfectly marketable and valuable fish (they are jettisoned dead or dying), and how it frustrates fishing people. Her husband had to discard such fish, for he was prohibited to land them.
“Our codfish allocation is 2,000 pounds a year. He threw over 10,000 pounds of codfish when he had a big tow. He called and they said he could stay out seven more days or throw it overboard or only come in with 800 pounds. It’s rules, rules, rules,” Dutra sighed. “Every week we have a pile of mail. There are thousands of people employed by the government to keep my husband from fishing. He always says all these people have a job because of him.”
Read more: http://www.wickedlocal.com/capecod/entertainment/x240493991/Memoir-of-a-Provincetown-fishing-family-recalls-better-days#ixzz1gW1zoMyP
There was one paragraph in this review (Judy's quotation) which is telling in a few words how the quota system represents a cause for discards of perfectly marketable and valuable fish (they are jettisoned dead or dying), and how it frustrates fishing people. Her husband had to discard such fish, for he was prohibited to land them.
“Our codfish allocation is 2,000 pounds a year. He threw over 10,000 pounds of codfish when he had a big tow. He called and they said he could stay out seven more days or throw it overboard or only come in with 800 pounds. It’s rules, rules, rules,” Dutra sighed. “Every week we have a pile of mail. There are thousands of people employed by the government to keep my husband from fishing. He always says all these people have a job because of him.”
Read more: http://www.wickedlocal.com/capecod/entertainment/x240493991/Memoir-of-a-Provincetown-fishing-family-recalls-better-days#ixzz1gW1zoMyP
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