NH Gov. Kelly Ayotte joins Maine in rejecting new lobster regulations to protect industry
Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) that oversees lobster caught by New Hampshire and Maine fishermen, stating New Hampshire would not ...
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Ayotte says New Hampshire won't comply with new lobster minimum size guidelines
Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday that New Hampshire will not comply with new guidelines that she said would hurt the state's lobster industry.In a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries ...
New Hampshire Bulletin13d
Ayotte rejects new guidelines on minimum size for catchable lobsters
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday the state would not comply with new guidelines that increase the minimum catchable lobster ...
Unlike other New England states, Massachusetts supports controversial new lobster harvesting rules
Young lobster populations have been in decline off New England's coast amid climate change and other pressures.
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New Hampshire will not follow new lobster harvesting rules, Governor Ayotte says
the new regulations would increase the minimum size of a catchable lobster. Fishermen disapprove of the updated rule. CONCORD, N.H. – New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday the state ...
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ME and NH reject lobster gauge increase, MA stands firm
Maine and New Hampshire have announced their decision to withdraw the proposed gauge increase to the minimum legal size for ...
Politics roundup: Top stories you may have missed this week
This week in politics, President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, he signed a slew of executive orders, one of ...
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Ayotte rejects new guidelines on minimum size for catchable lobsters
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday the state would not comply with new guidelines that increase the minimum catchable lobster length, calling them “unnecessary and disruptive.” Maine has also said ...