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Maine Lobsterman Quitting Over New Federal Regulations: Reports

FILE - In this May 21, 2012, file photo, Scott Beede returns an undersized lobster while fishing in Mount Desert, Maine. Fisherman in northern New England have been catching record numbers of lobsters, but south of Cape Cod, the lobster population has plummeted to the lowest levels ever seen, in a northward shift that scientists attribute in large part to the warming of the ocean. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Lobstermen in Maine are reportedly quitting as frustration with new regulations enacted by the state at the beginning of the year grows.

The regulation by the Atlantic States Commission took effect on Jan. 1, requiring lobstermen to inform the agency when, where and how they catch lobsters through monthly reports, WGME reported. Rather than endure the agency’s oversight of the sport, many fishers are reportedly giving up trapping lobsters instead.

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