A group of Island lobster fishermen plan to attend a meeting later this month in Warwick, R.I. to express their opposition to a proposed ban on lobster fishing in southern New England and beyond.
The fishermen dispute the findings of scientists that the lobster fishery has collapsed, and worry that a moratorium on lobster landings would put them out of business.
“I thought the collapse was in 2004. Now we are seeing larger lobsters. There is recruitment. We’ve got eggers out there. It is coming back,” said Chilmark lobsterman John Larsen at a meeting of the Martha’s Vineyard/ Dukes County Fishermen’s Association last week.
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