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Maine holding hearings about scalloping cutback
Maine fishery regulators are preparing to hold a series of public hearings about a plan to cut back the number of scallop fishing days in the coming season. The proposal would cut back the number of scallop fishing days in the southern scalloping zone from 70 to 60 days. The hearings will be held on Tuesday in Augusta, on Wednesday in Ellsworth and on Thursday in Machias. The Midcoast and eastern Maine zone would have 70 days, the same as last year. The far eastern zone, which includes scallop-rich Cobscook Bay, would remain at 50 days. The proposal says the upcoming scallop fishing season would begin in early December and end in mid-April. (AP) 10:43
Maine proposing urchin swipe card system, rules for season
Maine fishery regulators are proposing a sea urchin fishing season that would establish rules for a swipe card system to record transactions when urchins are bought or sold. Regulators say the rules would cover the 2015-16 fishing season, which begins in September and concludes in March. The southern coast would have a 15-day season for divers, trappers, rakers and draggers of urchins. The season for most of the northern coast would be 38 days long. Regulators are proposing the same number of days as last year for both zones. Read the rest here 15:47
