Rep. Bill Straus — Impact of the federal fisheries arrests in New Bedford

wstrausBy now the local reaction to the waterfront arrests in New Bedford of one of the port’s major figures has begun to shift to inevitable questions of the role of the federal government in the regulation of commercial fishing. Operating under federal law, the current groundfish system of control, the so-called “catch shares” plan, began with Amendment 16 in 2009 by vote of the New England Fishery Management Council. This intricate system of allocating by fish species what can be caught and landed by licensed federal permit holders has clearly changed the market economics for New England fishing; a rapid concentration of fish permit holders has led to what functions as a government-created near monopoly. Read the rest here 07:43

One Response to Rep. Bill Straus — Impact of the federal fisheries arrests in New Bedford

  1. DANDOG says:

    Here’s a good idea-Abolish Catch Shares!

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