John Kerry

However, today our fishermen continue to face economic peril and are deeply frustrated by science and research they don't trust and federal regulators in whom they lost faith when abuses were exposed by an investigation Ted Kennedy and I insisted upon.

We've got to put the broken pieces back together and restore both trust in Washington and economic security for this industry and the brave fishermen who get up every day and go out on those boats to make a living for their families.

In short, we need a new path in Washington.

It starts by remaking the scientific research process and transforming it into something that does a much better job of including our fishermen in the data collection that's the foundation of rules and regulations that can determine their future.