3 months ago
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A citizens group is calling on Maine Senator Olympia Snowe to begin congressional hearings on the federal government's "catch shares" commercial fishing policy. Under that program, the catch is divided into shares with the goal of maintaining a sustainable fishery.
The group "fair fish" says the program favors large commercial fishing operations from out of state.
It also says this is could be a first step toward privatizing commercial fishing...And possibly giving groups or corporations control over access to an entire fishery.
Fair fish delivered signed postcards on behalf of 558 constituents to Senator Snowe's Portland office.
