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    Oregon Trawl Commission Director Reflects on Anniversary of Pacific Groundfish Catch Share

    Posted: in Pacific

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    Shems Jud

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    EDF has been working for years – and continues to do so – with a wide range of industry stakeholders to develop and implement a successful catch share program in the West Coast groundfish trawl fishery. As of January 11th, West Coast trawlers have been operating under their new system for one full year, and early assessments are starting to come in. In a recent op-ed in the Portland Oregonian, the director of the Oregon Trawl Commission provided his impressions of the program.