January 14, 2025 — Maine lobstermen are “off the hook” when it comes to new catch size restrictions.
The decision to shelf the new restriction came after a tense meeting with Maine lobstermen where a state leader swore at a man in the audience.
“It’s uncharted waters,” New England Fisherman’s Stewardship Association COO Dustin Delano said.
It’s a decision that will affect all Maine lobsterman.
The argument about Maine’s minimum lobster size got choppy at Thursday night’s Department of Marine Resources public hearing,
DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher got into a heated exchange with fishermen about changing minimum lobster gauge limitations.