Young Fishermen's Development Act passes Congress.
Doreen Leggett CHATHAM -- Ken Baughman has fished since he was a kid and loves being on the water. The Falmouth resident, smart and determined, bought a second-hand motor, built his own boat and launched his career as a commercial fisherman this summer. It has been tough going. “It’s virtually impossible. You really have to come in as an apprentice,” he said. That may soon be a possibility as the Young Fishermen’s Development Act passed Congress this week. The act, modeled after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s successful Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, creat...
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