On the same day New England groundfishermen entered a federal courthouse in Boston to challenge the U.S. Commerce Department over implementation of catch shares, an environmental group conducted a conference call with national media, promoting its release of a report supporting the catch share system.
Ecotrust, based in Portland, Ore., said the timing of its release was coincidental.
The report was issued by an 11-member panel that included one representative from New England, Paul Parker, who is director of Cape Cod Fisheries Trust, a pro-sector group.
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