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Five years ago, due to the shortage of cod and other fish, 5,000 square miles off the banks of New England were closed off to fishermen. Among the water deemed off-limits, were some of the well-known waters of the Georges Bank. This water has been used by fishe ....

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.... closure of these waters will all be for nothing if re-opened because the same problem will happen again. Another concern is that the equipment that is used by the fishermen to catch the scallops not only do just that, but they also pick up everything else in their path. This has an impact on all marine life, particularly species such as sponges and barndoor skate which were almost forced to extinction because fishermen can't control what is being caught in the nets. The final concern is that reopening the waters that have been closed would set a bad example, by showing those involved that political pressure will prevail. On the other end ....