KITTERY, Maine — September 3, 2014 — The Kittery Port Authority will be holding a workshop Thursday to discuss recent concerns that have been raised about squid fishing at Pepperrell Cove.
The KPA at its July meeting voted to put up signs prohibiting squid fishing, after boat owners complained squid ink was staining dinghies. KPA Chairman Bob Melanson has said the ink has also stained the newly opened float system there.
But there have been concerns that the KPA has no authority to ban the practice if it is done by licensed fishermen. Over the summer, people also complained to Town Manager Nancy Colbert Puff that the KPA would need to change its rules and regulations, which would require a public hearing. That has not yet occurred, according to KPA agendas.
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