Rep. Chris Smith met with captains and customers over the Memorial Day weekend as they boarded local vessels and kicked-off the 2020 fluke fishing season.

   Smith has been working with the United Boatmen and Recreational Fishing Alliance, and their effective representative, Ray Bogan, to urge Governor Murphy to reopen the fishing boats at a capacity that is both safe and economically viable. News of the change came Friday morning.

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