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U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
For Immediate Release
February 5th, 2008		  
OCEANS SUBCOMMITTEE TO EXPLORE WHALE TAKE REDUCTION PLAN AND MAINE’S LOBSTER FISHERY AT FIELD HEARING
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard will hold a field hearing on the impacts of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) on Maine’s lobster fishery on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., in Ellsworth, Maine. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) will preside.

 

This hearing will focus on the new regulations implementing the ALWTRP that were issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service in October 2007 and the impact of these regulations on Maine's fisheries and communities.

 

Impacts of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan on Maine’s Lobster Fishery 

Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee

Date:  Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Time:  10:00 a.m.

Location:  Jeff’s Catering and Convention Center, Brewer, Maine

 

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