WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Angus King issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) are calling for continued engagement with Maine's seafood industry stakeholders. In a letter (https://www.king.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_to_nmfs_re_ropeless_gear.pdf) to Eugenio Pinero Soler, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Senators urge NMFS to heed the well-founded concerns expressed by Maine's lobstermen and fishermen regarding ropeless gear, and to include them in any further regulatory discussions.
"Maine lobstermen's concerns about ropeless gear are well-documented and deserve serious consideration. It is important to give full and meaning...