Appeals court upholds Maine's right to track lobstermen in federal waters

Appeals court upholds Maine's right to track lobstermen in federal waters

A federal appeals court has upheld the Maine Department of Marine Resource’s right to continue monitoring the movements of federally permitted lobster boats using electronic vessel tracking devices. According to the Department of Marine Resources, the collection of this spatial data helps regulators improve their understanding of fishing effort in federal waters and make better management decisions and enforcement actions. Those decisions are be…