GROUP OPPOSES FISH 'CATCH-SHARE' PLAN

Press Herald - A group in Maine is speaking out in opposition to a commercial fishing management plan that would allow shares of the annual fishing catch to be allocated to fishermen. At a news conference in Portland organized by an advocacy group called the Fair Fish Campaign, critics said a so-called "catch-share" system would drive out small-scale fishermen and lead to corporate ownership of fisheries. In New England, fishery regulators have approved a plan that would allow shares of the annual catch to be allocated to groups, or sectors, of fishermen in the ongoing effort to rebuild fish populations.

How the Fair Fish Campaign sees it