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Keliher retires as US’ top lobster regulator

'He always has tried to do the right thing, and his commitment and passion for this job are unmatched' -- US senator Angus King of Patrick Keliher

By Jason Huffman | Feb. 19, 2025 13:58 GMT
A Maine lobster. Photograph by Jason Huffman.
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Patrick Keliher, the longest-serving commissioner in the history of the US state of Maine's Department of Marine Resources (DMR), the chief regulator of the country's largest North American largest lobster fishery, is retiring, Maine governor Janet Mills announced Tuesday (Feb. 18).  [...]

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