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Lake Winnipeg Commercial Fishermen say quota system forces them to waste fish

Some of the nearly 1,000 people who rely on Lake Winnipeg’s commercial fishery for their livelihoods say the current quota system hurts their pocket books and results in thousands of kilograms of wasted fish. But he frequently finds other fish in his net as well, including whitefish, which counts against his seasonal quotas. But there could be another solution. Read the rest here 13:13