As Scallops Return to Maine Waters, Rep. Pingree Advocates for Small Scallop Fisheries to Receive First Access to Catch
September 05, 2020
September 05, 2020
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 4:
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today wrote to the New England Fishery Management Council, in support of management measures that would protect and directly benefit the scallop industry in Maine. Pingree urged the Council to back measures that would prioritize the catch from smaller boats fishing much of the Maine coast. The scallop fishery is a 50,000,000-pound fishery and of . . .
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today wrote to the New England Fishery Management Council, in support of management measures that would protect and directly benefit the scallop industry in Maine. Pingree urged the Council to back measures that would prioritize the catch from smaller boats fishing much of the Maine coast. The scallop fishery is a 50,000,000-pound fishery and of . . .