BAR HARBOR (AP) — Interstate fishing managers will vote next week on whether to send a proposal to try to rebuild the southern New England lobster population out for public comment.
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has been working on new management measures to try to preserve lobsters in the waters of southern New England.
The commission is meeting on Oct. 27 in Bar Harbor, Maine, to decide whether to send the management proposal to the public for consideration.
Measures could include strategies such as seasonal closures and changes to the minimum and maximum harvesting sizes of lobsters.
Scientists say southern New England lobsters are in decline while the species is thriving up the coast in Maine. Lobsters remain readily available to consumers despite the drop off in their southern range.
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