Maine Considering New Limited Entry Plan for Scallop Permits
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [MOUNT DESERT ISLANDER] - September 29, 2017
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) will hold public hearings on a proposed new limited-entry rule for the scallop fishery, including one at Ellsworth City Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 6:30 p.m.
Under the rule, a person who did not hold a commercial scallop license in the previous calendar year may become eligible for a license.
The DMR is proposing development of two annual lotteries (one for drag licenses, one for dive licenses) for the issuance of new scallop licenses.
As in the lobster fishery, the number of new licenses ...
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