February 28, 2022 — Regulators will be taking up a plan to require lobstermen to install electronic trackers on their boats this spring.
The American Lobster Management Board discussed the plan this week before deciding more time is needed to evaluate the issues.
Steve Train, a lobster fisherman from Long Island, Maine, said it’s important for lobstermen to buy into rules. They’re concerned about the proposal’s cost, purpose and privacy.
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