APRIL 7, 2024 - UPDATE

We have filed our final brief on March 12th, which is crucial before the Judge's ruling. An oral argument is expected in the coming weeks, leading to a decision on a preliminary injunction. While the case may proceed further, we anticipate this ruling to be final. We secured the initial funds necessary to begin, but the battle continues, and funds will be necessary to continue. Unity is essential in this costly fight. Your support matters. Other states and fisheries are closely monitoring this crucial battle. Together, we can overcome challenges and achieve victory. 

Message from Frank Thompson...

"We can not back down and we can not keep allowing the people who are in office and supposed to be working for us, to help us, to keep overregulating us. We need everyone's help, I am again donating another $5000 to help keep this fight alive. I am asking you to help in anyway you can."

Thank You!

JANUARY 12, 2023 - UPDATE

A Motion for Injunction was filed with the courts today.

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JANUARY 2, 2023 - UPDATE

Today, five Maine lobstermen, with the support of the Sustainable Maine Fishing Foundation, have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Maine alleging that recent rules promulgated by the Maine Department of Marine Fisheries (“MDMR”) present an immediate and serious risk to the constitutionally protected privacy interests of Maine lobstermen. Those rules, which went into effect on December 15, 2023, mandate that all Maine lobstermen with federal lobster fishing permits install and maintain 24-hour electronic tracking devices on their lobster fishing vessels and to keep them operational “when the vessel is in the water regardless of the landing state, trip type, location fished or target species.”

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