Maine Objects, but Regulators Vote to Keep Shrimp Fishery Closed for 2018
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press Herald] BY KEVIN MILLER - November 30, 2017
The state calls for opening the commercial season for a short time with a low quota, but regulators vote to add a fifth year to the moratorium.
Regional fisheries managers voted Wednesday to keep Maine’s commercial shrimp fishery closed for another year amid assessments showing record-low numbers of shrimp in the Gulf of Maine.
The northern shrimp section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission opted to extend for a fifth year ...
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