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Tremont will close Seal Cove Brook to recreational river herring fishing for 2026
Summary
The Select Board directed the Town Manager to notify the Maine Department of Marine Resources that Seal Cove Brook will be closed to recreational river herring fishing for calendar year 2026 and that the Town will not lease its river herring rights; the motion passed unanimously.
The Tremont Select Board voted unanimously March 16 to close Seal Cove Brook to recreational fishing for river herring for calendar year 2026 and to inform the Maine Department of Marine Resources that the town will not lease its river herring rights.
The motion was made by Select Board member Eric Eaton and seconded by Select Board member Kevin Buck. The action responds to a request from the Department of Marine Resources and represents a town-level decision for 2026; lease decisions and any longer-term management were not discussed in detail during the meeting.
The Town Manager was directed to advise DMR of the Board's decision; the Board did not take additional regulatory steps or set a longer-term policy at this session.
