date:May 22, 2014
tionary measure and that the mercury found in the lobster upriver from Jellison Point in Stockton Springs could pose a health threat to certain people or if someone ate a lot of it over a period of time.
The closure was enacted in February by emergency rule, which lasts for only 90 days. The decision to make the closure permanent, or until the state decides it is no longer needed, went into effect Wednesday.
The closed area is considered to be fairly small and is fished by maybe a dozen fisher