PORT CLYDE, Maine (October 14, 2008) — PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — Glen Libby, chair of the Midcoast Fishermen’s Association (MFA), will express his vision for the future of Maine’s groundfish fishery at U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe’s field hearing on the sustainability of Maine’s groundfishing industry at 1:00 p.m. today, October 14, at City Hall in Portland, Maine.
Given the success of its Community Supported Fisheries program (CSF), the MFA sees a tremendous opportunity for conservation and positive economic change for Maine’s groundfish industry. Sector management, now being promoted by the New England Fishery Management Council, is planned for implementation in time for the 2010-fishing season.
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