Panel Kills Bill to Allow Fishermen to Land Dragged Lobsters in Maine

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AUGUSTA - Something needs to be done to help the ailing groundfish industry in Maine, the Legislature's marine resources committee indicated Wednesday, but it will not come at the expense of the state's healthy lobster fishery.

The committee took quick action to kill the bill, LD 170, with a 10-0 vote that it should not be recommended to the full Legislature.

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Panel Kills Bill to Allow Fishermen to Land Dragged Lobsters in Maine

A dozen or so fishermen attended Wednesday's work session, far less than the hundreds who attended a public hearing on the same bill last week.

Legislators on the committee needed little convincing Wednesday and did not dwell...

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