Associated Fisheries of Maine
Maggie Raymond
Associated Fisheries of Maine, established in 1956, is a trade association of fishing and fishing- dependent businesses. Maggie Raymond has served on several New England Fishery Management Council advisory panels, including as chair of the groundfish advisory panel. She is also the co-owner of the F/V Olympia, a New England groundfish trawler that provides the primary economic support for her family. The following is from testimony before the House Committee on Resources during a May 3, 2006, hearing on the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.The provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Act that gets most attention is that…
