EAST MACHIAS, Maine — Balancing the dynamic biology of different marine resources seems to Trisha DeGraff to be a never-ending challenge.
A marine resource management coordinator with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, DeGraff was in Washington County on Tuesday soliciting advice from scallop fishermen in East Machias and Jonesport on how best to prevent overfishing while allowing for enough catch to sustain the local economy.
DMR has closed some Down East areas to scallop fishing as part of a strategy to rebuild Maine’s scallop resource. After being in place for three years, those closures will end this year, prompting the agency to develop a new rotational management plan for waters between Lubec in Washington County and the Schoodic Peninsula in Hancock County.
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