Lobster fishermen who fish 49 percent of their traps in a zone adjacent to their own — but none in their own zone — may be adhering to the letter of the law, but they are violating its spirit.
That was the consensus of attendees at the most recent meeting of the Lobster Zone B Council.
The lobster industry’s co-management system, devised in 1995, established seven management zones. In each zone, an elected …
