ELLSWORTH —There are 13 members of the Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources and four of them are from Hancock County.
Sen. Kimberley Rosen (R-Bucksport), Rep. William “Billy Bob” Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor), Rep. Sherm Hutchins (R-Penobscot) and Rep. Genevieve McDonald (D-Stonington) are on the committee chaired by Sen. Dave Miramant (D-Knox County).
The committee considers policies related to the Department of Marine Resources; Marine Patrol; commercial and recreational marine fisheries management, licensing and enforcement; marine science and research; shellfish sanitation and management; and aquaculture.
COVID-19 will affect the way committee members will interact with the public. Hearings and work sessions will be conducted virtually (via Zoom) for the foreseeable future.
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