“You can yell at me all you want. I’ve got thick skin, but it’s really the feds who are pushing this. Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Commissioner Patrick Keliher said this time and again … Continue reading
The Honorable Neil Jacobs, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction and Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Dear Acting Under Secretary Jacobs: We are writing in regard to … Continue reading
In the coming weeks, DMR will hold meetings with the seven Lobster Zone Councils to facilitate the development of a plan that meets targets established by the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (TRT) for … Continue reading
First published in the MLA Newsletter, January, 2012. Maine Lobster Promotion Council At the November 29 MLPC meeting, board chairman, Emily Lane, welcomed several new board members: Jim Dow as the downeast harvester, Peter Miller … Continue reading
First published in the MLA Newsletter, November, 2011 In June, the Maine Lobstermen’s Heritage Association, which was formed in 2010, began circulating a letter calling for Maine’s federal permit holders to petition Governor LePage to … Continue reading
First published in the MLA newsletter, February, 2011. George Lapointe isn’t Department of Marine Resources (DMR) commissioner any more. Instead, he is a 54-year-old man sitting on a couch in his home in Hallowell, sipping … Continue reading
First published in the MLA Newsletter, January, 2011. MLA Board Meeting The Maine Lobstermen’s Association board of directors met on December 14 in Belfast. Executive director Patrice McCarron spoke about the week-long Large Whale Take … Continue reading
