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New England fishermen are facing growing regulations\u2014from the amount of\xa0fish they are allowed to catch to large sections of ocean they can no longer work because of \u201coffshore wind development.\u201d\xa0\n\n\u201cThe New England fishermen are the most regulated fishermen in the world,\u201d Jerry Leeman says. Leeman has been fishing in Maine his entire life. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all fishermen.\xa0\n\nThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration collects data and determines how much of a certain kind of fish the fishermen are allowed to process, Leeman says, but the limits have been so greatly reduced in some categories of fish that it is \u201cmaking it so unviable for us to even make a profit."\n\nIt's forcing boats either out of the industry or forcing them to lease their quota just to make ends meet.\nFederal regulations have now reduced the amount of haddock landings for commercial fishermen by more than 80%, Leeman said.\xa0\xa0\n\nThe reduction in fish that fishermen are allowed to catch and \u201coffshore wind development,\u201d which is taking over \u201cjust under 10 million acres\u201d of ocean, prompted Leeman, along with fisherman Dustin Delano, to create the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association to advocate for the region's fishermen.\xa0\n\nThe association launched in May to \u201ckeep the resource viable for our heritage, for the next generation to be able to process a resource for the U.S. consumer,\u201d Leeman says. If something doesn't change, Leeman says, America will be further "dependent on other nations to feed us with protein resources.\u201d\xa0\n\nLeeman and Delano join \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d to explain how New England fishermen are being regulated out of their industry, and what they are doing to preserve commercial fishing for the next generation of New Englanders.\xa0\n\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.