date:May 22, 2014
men, industry officials have estimated. There are about 6,000 licensed lobstermen in Maine who spread their traps out over 14,000 square miles of ocean along the coast.
We understand it is very small, Jeff Nichols, DMR spokesman, said Friday about the amount of lobster that traditionally has been harvested in the closure area. Most people who have fished in the area, he added, hold recreational lobster licenses that do not permit them to sell their catch.
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