Maine Lobstermen Win Concession to Fish in Coral Protection Zone
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press Herald] By Penelope Overton- June 23, 2017
Regulators voted Thursday to allow limited fishing near sensitive Down East coral gardens.
A deep-sea coral protection plan adopted Thursday won’t keep Maine fishermen out of their traditional Gulf of Maine fishing spots.
The New England Fisheries Management Council voted to ban all but lobstermen from fishing about 39 square miles of coral-rich area in two protection zones near Mt. Desert Rock and Outer Schoodic Ridge. About 50 Maine lobster boats from more than a dozen ports harvest more than $8 million worth of lobster from those ...
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