2004The controversial set of fishery regulations, Amendment 13, was implemented.Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry

Glenn, Jenni. “Worries, questions still linger.” Gloucester Daily Times. May 1, 2004.

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Amendment 13 was designed to rebuild depleted fish stocks. It limited fishermen to just 52 days per year to fish those designated stocks. The additional days for fishing healthy stocks would not be in place until November.

Glenn, Jenni. "Worries, questions still linger." Gloucester Daily Times. May 1, 2004.

Other Events

2003
Artist Barbara Swan died.
2003
Regional fishing regulators chose the Northeast Seafood Coalition's plan for rebuilding fish stocks to serve as the basis for the new rules
2004
City Hall was forced to close due to structural issues
2004
A pilot program by the Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition was approved, which gave fishermen a pool of 4,000 extra days at sea to catch healthy fish stocks.

2004The controversial set of fishery regulations, Amendment 13, was implemented.Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry

Other Events

Artist Barbara Swan died.

Regional fishing regulators chose the Northeast Seafood Coalition's plan for rebuilding fish stocks to serve as the basis for the new rules

City Hall was forced to close due to structural issues

A pilot program by the Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition was approved, which gave fishermen a pool of 4,000 extra days at sea to catch healthy fish stocks.