11-09-2017, 09:36 AM
Dishonest people and foreign fishermen
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/stat...-fishermen
Hawaii grants fishing licenses to men from impoverished Southeast Asian and Pacific nations who are not allowed to enter the country. The foreign fishermen are paid a fraction of what an American worker would get, with some making as little as 70 cents an hour.
Under federal law, U.S. citizens must make up 75 percent of the crew on most American commercial fishing boats. But in Hawaii, a loophole carved out to support one of the state’s biggest industries exempts commercial fishing boat owners from federal rules enforced almost everywhere else.
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/stat...-fishermen
Hawaii grants fishing licenses to men from impoverished Southeast Asian and Pacific nations who are not allowed to enter the country. The foreign fishermen are paid a fraction of what an American worker would get, with some making as little as 70 cents an hour.
Under federal law, U.S. citizens must make up 75 percent of the crew on most American commercial fishing boats. But in Hawaii, a loophole carved out to support one of the state’s biggest industries exempts commercial fishing boat owners from federal rules enforced almost everywhere else.