Lobsters were the unlikely subject of a lively debate on the Senate floor Thursday, culminating in the chamber voting down a bill that would have granted lobster licenses for recreational scuba divers.
Lobsters were the unlikely subject of a lively debate on the Senate floor Thursday, culminating in the chamber voting down a bill that would have granted lobster licenses for recreational scuba divers.Opponents of House Bill 1297 said it could harm.
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Opponents of House Bill 1297 said it could harm the state’s commercial lobster industry, which makes up 70 percent of the value of the state’s commercial catch.