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A group of lobster fishermen has sued fishing regulators in federal court, claiming that new electronic monitoring requirements designed to protect rare… ....
Another View: State moved too fast in recommending dam removal By Brad Farrin Share The Maine Department of Marine has released a proposed amendment to their plan for the Kennebec River as it relates to Atlantic Salmon. Among other things, the plan calls for the elimination of two dams and the consideration of eliminating two others. The public has an opportunity to comment on this plan and I submitted the comments below in response. I wish to add my voice to those of a large number of community leaders who have raised concerns about this plan amendment. Specifically, leaders of the towns within my district and in neighboring districts are concerned about the potential removal of existing dams and the economic, community, environmental and climate-related impacts that these actions could have. ....
Maritime Shorts Public comment period WASHINGTON, D.C. Maine’s congressional delegation this week asked the federal agency in charge of managing the nation’s fisheries to extend its public comment period on its draft Biological Opinion (BiOp) on 10 fishery management plans in the Greater Atlantic Region. The BiOp is an assessment of a federal agency’s impact on an endangered species. In this case, the BiOp assesses the effectiveness of regulations that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has imposed on the Maine lobster fishery to protect the North Atlantic right whale. The congressional delegation asked that the deadline be moved 10 days to March 1. Lobstermen, the Maine Department of Marine Resources and other stakeholders have been given just over a month to analyze over 1,000 pages of new material and data. ....