PORTLAND — Maine's shrimp season was curtailed by nearly 75 percent on Monday after scientists warned that the shrimp population is at risk because of overfishing and environmental conditions.
The state's $70 million shrimp industry, which employs 1,500 fishermen, boat crew members, shippers and processing workers, will open later than usual and be limited to 26 percent of last year's catch.
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which met Monday in Portland, set the season's catch limit at 1.38 million pounds, down from 5.3 million pounds caught last year.
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