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
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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.