BOSTON — The legal dispute over catch shares and fishing industry sectors reached a federal courtroom Tuesday, with Judge Rya Zobel making it clear she is considering an order putting the new system to a referendum, as New Bedford and Gloucester have asked.
Four lawyers representing New Bedford, Gloucester and other fishing interests squared off against eight U.S. government attorneys while National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration general counsel Lois Schiffer watched grimly from the audience of about 50 people.
As the strictly timed 90-minute hearing progressed, Zobel gradually steered it away from arguments over declining or rebuilding fish stocks or the cost of sector management. Instead, the legal wrangling centered largely on the issue of whether the new system is one of quotas, which would require that it be put to a referendum.
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Posted by: Ice Coolers | October 20, 2011 at 05:35 AM