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New Maine governor Mills renominates Keliher for state fishing commissioner

Keliher was named to the state's top fishing regulatory post in 2011 by Republican governor Paul LePage. New governor Janet Mills is a Democrat

By Undercurrent News | Jan. 4, 2019 18:44 GMT
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A big banded "select" lobster on a wharf near the US town of Rockland, Maine. Photograph by Jason Huffman.
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The commercial fishing industry, including lobster harvesters, in the US state of Maine, got one of their holiday presents delivered a bit late. Newly elected governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, announced Thursday that she has renominated Patrick Keliher as commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources, the Portland (Maine) Press Herald reports.  [...]

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