The five lobstermen suing the Department of Marine Resources over privacy concerns were encouraged to appeal the decision.

Portland Press Herald

Portland

Cumberland County

Maine

United States

Judge dismisses lobstermen's suit over boat tracking devices

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A federal judge has ruled against a group of five lobstermen that sued the state of Maine in an attempt to stop electronic boat tracking requirements that went into effect almost one year ago. The rules require lobstermen with federal fishing permits to install monitors on their boats that track their location on the water. The lobstermen argued that the tracking is a violation of their constitutional rights to privacy, equal protection and due …

Bangor Daily News

Bangor

Penobscot County

Judge dismisses case challenging Maine’s lobster boat tracking rules

Lobster harvesters in the US state had argued that the tracking device is unconstitutionalYou win some, you lose some. In the case of five Maine

Undercurrent News

Maine lobster boat tracking lawsuit dismissed by judge

Three Dungeness crab boat captains have sued the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the agency’s director, Kelly Susewind, over its Global Positioning System monitoring program.

The Daily Astorian

Crabbers sue over GPS boat monitoring program

Maine, Maine

Aroostook County

Judge dismisses lobstermen's suit over boat tracking devices

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