A group in Maine is speaking out in opposition to a commercial fishing management plan that would allow shares of the annual fishing catch to be allocated to fishermen.
At a news conference in Portland organized by an advocacy group called the Fair Fish Campaign, critics said a so-called "catch-share" system would drive out small-scale fishermen and lead to corporate ownership of fisheries.
In New England, fishery regulators have approved a plan that would allow shares of the annual catch to be allocated to groups, or sectors, of fishermen in the ongoing effort to rebuild fish populations.