PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 10, 2025
Canadian fisheries, in many cases, operate under stricter sustainability and size-based requirements than their U.S. counterparts. This regulatory disparity creates confusion, inefficiencies and competitive imbalances that must be addressed, not by retreating into isolation, but by working toward regulatory harmony at the federal level. The U.S. and Canadian fisheries are deeply interdependent. Species don’t recognize borders, and neither should sound fishery management. We urge policymakers to pursue solutions that reflect the reality of a shared ecosystem and a shared responsibility. ~ Tom Mazzetta, Mazzetta Company, LLC and Atwood Lobster, LLC, South Thomaston.