In December, Judge Shortell accepted one group, employees from fish processors and canneries.
The fishery also generates indirect employment for additional multitudes of fish processors, transporters, factory employees and others.
Nine projects valued at $3 billion are being developed in a district once dominated by wharves, ship terminals, fish processors and warehouses.
He has not found any similar programs in the Atlantic fisheries, where there the ports and fish processors tend to be smaller and less concentrated.
For example, fishermen will not be required to wear hairnets, unless they happen to work as fish processors aboard factory vessels.
The institute also conducts regular training programs for fishermen, fish farmers and fish processors.
And it is now contracting with fish processors in Oregon to turn their detritus into fertilizer and fish food.
For example, fish processors are covered by the first directive but those engaged in fishing as such by the second.
About a year ago I went to one of the few fish processors in my constituency in the city of Plymouth.
This was brought home to me last week when I met with fish processors based in my constituency.