Local groups are calling for alternatives to a far-reaching, five-year ban the federal government is considering on lobster fishing that would stretch along a vast swathe of Atlantic coastline that includes Long Island.
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which includes representatives from Maine to Virginia, has proposed a five-year ban on harvesting lobsters from Cape Cod, Mass., to Cape May, NJ.
The commission, which drafted a proposal and is holding hearings, is scheduled to vote on whether to release it for public comment at a meeting July 27 in Delaware.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is holding a meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. at its Setauket offices on the plan. A hearing was held in East Lyme, Conn., last night.
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