Congressman Jared Golden Makes Move To Block Proposed Gauge Increase In Gulf of Maine
The looming threat of a lobster gauge increase in the Gulf of Maine has been haunting the industry for months. But on Monday, Congressman Jared Golden took action and introduced an amendment to block gauge increases for Maine lobstermen for one year.
With a documented decline in stock abundance of Gulf of Maine/ Georges Bank stock, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Lobster Management Board voted to create a threshold that, if exceeded, “would result in automatic conservation members.” When a recent look...
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