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Many areas have implemented a Days-at-Sea program to restrict the number of days a year fishermen are allowed to take out their boats (Kesich & Bell, 2007). Proponents reason that reducing the time fishermen spend fishing, and thus the number of fish that are caught, will slow the depletion of fish stocks. This has dealt a severe blow to the industry, however, and left many fishermen frustrated and out of work. In Massachusetts, the Days-at-Sea program has cost the fishing industry $22 million. In response, Senators John Kerry and Edward Kennedy have pushed for a bill that will allot appropriate $15 million in financial aid for fishermen (Maguire, 2007). Earlier this yearDespite these problems, in 2007, the New England Fishery Management Council ruled voted to continue the Days-at-Sea program, because a better management alternative was not proposed in time (Kesich & Bell, 2007).
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