Russell Sherman, 64, lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts and has been fishing for over 40 years and came to Cape Ann during his summer breaks from Harvard University where he was studying History. He got his first boat in 1980 and maintains that active participation in fisheries management is very important. He has attended meetings at the state and federal Council level for years until recently when his stress and frustration with the management process overpowered his decision to attend meetings. His wife, Christine, is a founding member of the Northeast Fisheries Coalition and remains active in that organization. Mr. Sherman is an active member of Sector 2; he has been very negatively impacted by sectors and feels the allocation process was unfair and slighted the small boat fleets in New England and particularly in Gloucester. He has lost friendships due to sectors and has seen a serious impact on the community in terms of fishing activity by small boats, financial hardships, stress, and health issues. He does not have much hope for the small boat fishing industry in Gloucester and does not have faith in the management system to amend these hardships.