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Committee hears opponents of repeal to nighttime seaweed collection; ITL on consent
Summary
Representative Barton proposed repealing a decades‑old ban on collecting seaweed at night. Fish and Game and conservation groups opposed the change, citing enforcement and ecosystem concerns. The committee voted ITL and placed HB 1094 on consent.
Representative Joseph Barton introduced HB 1094, which would remove the statutory prohibition on collecting seaweed between sunset and sunrise along New Hampshires roughly 16 miles of coastline. Barton framed the statute as an anachronism that no longer fits modern practice.
Capt. (later OHRV coordinator) Eastman and Dan Bergeron of New Hampshire…
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