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September 12, 2007

Seismic changes for fishermen coming in 'sectors'

BOSTON (AP) -- Fishermen catch fish. At least, Robert St. Pierre thought that was his job, but years of working under restrictive and complicated federal rules made him wonder.

Daily catch limits on protected species such as cod were so low, he had to be careful not to catch too many fish too fast. Once he reached the 1,000-pound limit, he had to stop fishing for everything else, and any cod caught over the limit were thrown back dead.

But now, St. Pierre fishes differently by working in one of the so-called "sectors" that are bringing profound change to how the troubled New England fishery is run.

Under the new system, fishermen form groups that have annual catch limits and decide together when and how to fish. This system frees them from hated current restrictions, including a shrinking number of days they're allowed to fish and daily catch limits.

Read the full Associated Press story.

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