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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Patrick Whittle

Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman’s challenge to GPS boat tracker requirement

US Tracking Lobster Boats - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Supreme Court will decide later this month whether to hear a lobster fisherman’s challenge to a government requirement that boats use electronic tracking devices. That case could have broad consequences for the American commercial fishing industry.

Maine lobsterman Frank Thompson filed a federal lawsuit against the head of his state's marine resources department over a requirement that he install a GPS tracker on his boat to keep his fishing license.

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