Fellow Fisherman,
I know that when you decided to
go lobster fishing you probably never considered that along with the
problems of boats, traps, bait, price, weather and just trying to
catch the little critters, that you'd also have to be concerned with
insurance, federal and state regulatory actions, pollution, public
relations, marketing, the economy, international developments, USGC
safety requirements and any other issues which sometimes seem so far
removed from a life at sea. I know I never thought it would be this
complicated, but here we are and yes it is.
Besides being a fisherman, a
lobsterman is also a businessman trying to earn a living. Many
people ashore just don't understand all that is involved with "going
fishing" as a livelihood. On the other hand the
lobsterman/businessman can no longer just leave the dock, sail out
and peacefully hide from the world on some loran number line or
around the leeward side of an island and hope to continue
successfully his way of life.
Since its beginnings, the
Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association Inc. has always worked to
help this states lobstermen meet the challenges they face. It has
worked to conserve the resource on which the lobstermen depend.
Today, it is the major voice of the Massachusetts lobster industry.
Given today's world, the lobster fisherman needs this shoreside
support, this shield, this voice or in some cases, this vanguard to
protect his flank or rear or to spearhead his goals as he does "his
thing" which is, to go fishing.
If you are a commercial lobster
fisherman or even just a supporter of the cause, shouldn't you be a
member of the MLA? As a businessman in the dead serious game of
earning a living, I would think that membership in the MLA would be
a must. Think about it.
Be in the mainstream of the
lobster industry while you do what you really want to do ~ go
fishing.
Bill Adler
Executive
Director
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