REPORT: Lobstermen Quit As New Regulations Go Into Effect
Lobstermen in Maine are reportedly quitting as frustration with new regulations enacted by the state at the beginning of the year grows.
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Lobstermen in Maine are reportedly quitting as frustration with new regulations enacted by the state at the beginning of the year grows.
A group of five lobstermen is suing fishing regulators over a law requiring electronic monitors on federally-licensed fishing boats in a bid to protect endangered whales.
A group of lobster fishermen has sued fishing regulators, claiming that new electronic monitoring requirements designed to protect rare whales are unconstitutional. The new rules went into effect Dec. 15
A group of lobster fishermen has sued fishing regulators, claiming that new electronic monitoring requirements designed to protect rare whales are unconstitutional. The new rules went into effect Dec. 15 and require fishermen with federal lobster fishing permits to install 24-hour electronic tracking devices on their boats.
They claim "minute-by-minute surveillance of Maine’s federally licensed lobster fleet is unconstitutional, unwarranted and unfair to Maine lobstermen."