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Maine lawmakers unanimously reject lobster bycatch bill
AUGUSTA – Lawmakers on the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources effectively killed a bill Wednesday that would allow fishermen to keep and sell lobsters caught in trawling nets. The panel voted unanimously — with two members absent — to defeat the bill, a move that likely means it will fail when it comes up for full votes in the House and Senate. continued
