Gulf of Maine Fishing Ban to Protect Corals Could Cost Lobster Industry $9 Million; Fishermen Back Exemption
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Portland Press Herald] by Penelope Overton - May 26, 2017
Ellsworth — The financial toll of a lobster fishing ban near deep-sea coral gardens in the Gulf of Maine could top $8 million a year, almost double what was originally projected by the regional regulatory group that is considering the ban, a Maine fishing representative said Thursday.
The 50 Maine lobster boats that fish Outer Schoodic Ridge and Mount Desert Rock – the areas where fragile coral colonies have been found – drop...
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