Tagged: IFQs

11:38am

Tue January 18, 2011
West Coast Fisheries

A new way to divvy up the West Coast fish catch

Credit AP

West Coast fishermen are faced with a new way of deciding who gets to catch how much of what kinds of fish. Federal fisheries managers -- and many fishermen -- say it’ll be good for business and for fish stocks. But others fear the impact on small fishing communities.

How has it been done up till now?

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