NOTICE OF AGENCY RULE-MAKING ADOPTION: Chapter 25.04 Lobster Trawl Limits

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NOTICE OF AGENCY RULE-MAKING ADOPTION

Chapter 25.04 Lobster Trawl Limits

Effective November 24, 2018

Initiated by the Zone A Council in accordance with 12 M.R.S. §6447, this rule eliminates the Hancock County Trawl Limit area in Zone A. This eliminates the three traps on a trawl maximum in Zone A and allows license holders to fish longer trawls (more traps on a trawl). The proposal was supported by over two-thirds of the Zone A license holders voting in a referendum conducted in June 2018. On August 29, 2018, the Zone A Council voted unanimously to recommend to the Commissioner to advance this proposal to rule-making.

For more information, please see the attached link: Notice of Agency Rulemaking Adoption - Chapter 25.04 Lobster Trawl Limits - Effective November 24, 2018 - pdf file, 195 KB

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Sarah Cotnoir
Maine Department of Marine Resources
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Augusta, ME 04333
Sarah.Cotnoir@maine.gov
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