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The Oregonian
August 1, 2009
By Matthew Preusch

Quotas on the way to Oregon fisheries, bolstering stocks

NEWPORT - The fleet that fishes for black cod, perch and other groundfish off the Oregon coast is a shadow of what it once was. And so are the fish stocks that it harvests and hauls into processors like those anchoring the historic waterfront here in Newport.

But new rules are likely to change that. Each fisherman would be given a quota for his or her catch, and no time limit in which to fulfill it.

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