A donation to Save Maine Lobstermen by Machias Savings Bank comes after a federal court agreed to expedite an appeal to reverse a plan that could close the industry.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hold an in-person scoping meeting in Portland Oct. 5 to collect public input on modifications to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.
An accelerated timeline with a 90% risk reduction target will wipe out the fishery, fishermen said. “There’s only so many greeters at Walmart,” said one industry leader.