ASMFC Halts New Lobster Gauge Requirement Amid Market Concerns
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted to delay an increase to the minimum catchable size of lobster in the Gulf of Maine for six months.
The move was made on October 21 by the ASMFC’s American Lobster Board at the commission’s meeting in Annapolis, Maryland. The new gauge requirements were set to begin in January, but now with the delay, it will take place in July 2025.
The Portland Press Herald noted that individuals opposed to the move argued that it would give Canadian lobstermen an unfair market...
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