uear 2014 CubernaLorlal CandldaLes:

1he Malne LobsLermen's AssoclaLlon (MLA) ls Lhe sLaLe's oldesL and largesL commerclal flshlng
lndusLry assoclaLlon, represenLlng 1,200 members along Malne's coasL. LsLabllshed ln 1934, Lhe
MLA ls an lndusLry-based flshlng organlzaLlon whose mlsslon ls Lo advocaLe for a susLalnable
lobsLer resource and Lhe flshermen and communlLles LhaL depend lL.

As harvesLers of a publlc resource, Malne's flshermen are hlghly regulaLed by boLh sLaLe and
federal agencles. As Lhe 2014 general elecLlon draws near, Lhe MLA wanLs Lo ensure LhaL Malne
lobsLermen have a sLrong sense of how our nexL Covernor vlews Lhe role of governmenL and
hls vlslon for Malne's flsherles.

ln Lhe pasL, Lhe MLA has lnvlLed gubernaLorlal candldaLes Lo meeL wlLh lndusLry leaders aL MLA
8oard meeLlngs or Lhrough candldaLe's forums. Powever, Lhe MLA feels sLrongly LhaL !"" Malne
lobsLermen, noL solely our members, deserve an opporLunlLy Lo learn more abouL each
candldaLes' LhoughLs on our flsherles.

1he MLA lnvlLes you Lo respond Lo Lhe aLLached serles of Len quesLlons of lnLeresL Lo Lhe lobsLer
lndusLry. Lach candldaLe's responses wlll appear ln Lhe lobsLer lndusLry's monLhly publlcaLlon,
!"#$%#&', whlch ls malled Lo all of Malne's commerclal lobsLermen and oLher lobsLer lndusLry
sLakeholders. ln addlLlon Lo publlshlng your wrlLLen responses, Landlngs edlLor Mellssa
WaLerman wlll conLacL each candldaLe for a follow-up lnLervlew.

1hank you for helplng Lhe MLA Lo keep Malne lobsLermen lnformed on your vlslon for Malne's
flsherles.

Slncerely,

aLrlce McCarron
LxecuLlve ulrecLor











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Malners wanL a sLaLe governmenL LhaL ls smarL, enLrepreneurlal and effecLlve, and Lhey
wanL Lo pay for lL wlLh Laxes LhaL are falr, equlLable and efflclenL. 1hey wanL Lhelr
leaders aL boLh Lhe sLaLe and federal level Lo focus on soluLlons, noL on scorlng pollLlcal
vlcLorles.

l am a flscal conservaLlve who belleves LhaL Laxes should ralse Lhe leasL amounL of
money we need for publlc servlces and lnvesLmenL, ln ways LhaL are falr and equlLable. l
am also commlLLed Lo maklng governmenL operaLe more efflclenLly by:

CeLLlng rld of unnecessary and unfalr regulaLlons LhaL deLer prlvaLe lnvesLmenL
by addlng cosLs, delays and uncerLalnLles.

AdopLlng an expllclL, raLlonal and facL-drlven caplLal budgeLlng process LhaL wlll
make lL more llkely LhaL caplLal lnvesLmenL declslons wlll be more sLraLeglc and
less pollLlcal, and LhaL Lhe caplLal pro[ecLs ln whlch Malne lnvesLs wlll be Lhe ones
LhaL wlll yleld Lhe mosL reLurn -- Lhe hlghesL flnanclal rewards for Malne people,
especlally ln Lerms of [obs and avolded cosLs.

uLLlng ln place zero-based budgeLlng for boLh approprlaLed funds and Lax
breaks.

lmplemenLlng a sLandard for smarL borrowlng so LhaL Malne can bulld a sLronger
economy by maklng long overdue lnvesLmenLs ln our lnfrasLrucLure Lhrough Lhe
adopLlon of conslsLenL sLandards for prudenL sLaLe borrowlng.

CuLLlng local properLy Laxes by 20 Lo 40 percenL for Lhe average Malne
homeowner as a flrsL sLep ln my plan Lo reform Lhe enLlre Malne Lax sLrucLure.


Maklng governmenL smaller and beLLer by cuLLlng Lhe number of pollLlcal
appolnLees.

l am commlLLed Lo reform, Lo lndependence and Lo brlnglng every aspecL of sLaLe
governmenL boldly lnLo Lhe 21sL cenLury. l am commlLLed Lo maklng Malne a sLaLe
where people wanL Lo llve and where Lhey can make a llvlng, where your chlldren wlll
flnd opporLunlLles LhaL keep Lhem here, and where oLher young people wlll arrlve from
all over Lhe world Lo Lake advanLage of Lhe opporLunlLles LhaL we offer Lo Lhem.

1he SLaLe of Malne, Lhrough Lhe Malne ueparLmenL of Marlne 8esources (uM8), should
be responslble for managlng our marlne resources, conducLlng sclenLlflc research, and
enforclng Lhe rules and regulaLlons LhaL proLecL and malnLaln a healLhy publlc resource.
l do noL belleve LhaL uM8 should be lnvolved dlrecLly ln Lhe economlcs of Lhe flshlng
lndusLry buL should collaboraLe wlLh oLher sLaLe agencles ln efforLs Lo lmprove Lhe
economlc and compeLlLlve clrcumsLances LhaL affecL Lhe ablllLy of flshermen Lo make a
decenL llvlng.

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As governor, l wlll have open and LransparenL relaLlonshlps wlLh my cablneL and Lhelr
deparLmenLs. CerLalnly ln Lhe case of uM8, we cannoL separaLe managemenL, sclence
and enforcemenL - Lhey all musL work LogeLher ln order for us Lo have ecologlcally and
economlcally susLalnable coasLal and lsland communlLles. l belleve Lhere ls conslderable
addlLlonal research LhaL we need Lo do ln order Lo properly manage our lobsLer resource
and all of our marlne specles. ln Lhe case of lobsLer, l do belleve LhaL Lhe annual Lrawl
survey, Lhe venLless Lrap survey, and Lhe sea sampllng program provlde us wlLh long
Lerm daLa seLs Lhrough whlch Lo vlew and evaluaLe our success ln managlng Lhe
resource. l am also lnLeresLed ln explorlng addlLlonal sLudles whlch wlll provlde more
lnslghL lnLo whaL ls happenlng wlLh our lobsLer populaLlons ln Lhe face of rlslng waLer
LemperaLures ln Lhe Culf of Malne, cllmblng sea levels, ocean acldlflcaLlon, Lhe arrlval of
new, aggresslve predaLors from Lhe souLh, flshlng efforL, and oLher envlronmenLal or
soclal pressures on Lhe flshery. l belleve we also need a flshery managemenL plan (lM)
for lobsLer LhaL we can lnvoke ln Lhe evenL of a dlsasLer.

l undersLand and appreclaLe Lhe rude awakenlng LhaL Lhe Malne lobsLer lndusLry and
our coasLal economles experlenced ln 2008 ln Lhe face of Lhe worldwlde economlc crlsls.
l personally experlenced Lhe supply and demand lssues LhaL lmpacLed Lhe 2012 flshlng
season, when l was helplng Lo develop a lobsLer exporL buslness. Whlle Lhe uM8 ls noL
Lasked wlLh managlng markeLs, lobsLer buslnesses, or communlLy economlc
susLalnablllLy, nor should Lhose Lasks be under Lhelr aegls, Lhe agency should be ln a
poslLlon Lo lnform and collaboraLe wlLh oLher deparLmenLs and agencles such as uLCu,
Lhe Small 8uslness AdmlnlsLraLlon and Malne Cfflce of 1ourlsm when LhaL ls relevanL.


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?.$!*$)* >,%>$.%) !6,(* *;$ ",6)*$. +%8()*.<B

1he greaLesL asseLs of Lhe Malne lobsLer lndusLry are lLs people - Lhe hard-worklng men
and women who harvesL, markeL and promoLe lobsLer and manage Lhe resource. We
are lucky Lo have one of Lhe besL susLalned marlne resources ln Lhe world, and l know
LhaL Lhe sLewardshlp of Lhe resource and Lhe managemenL of Lhe Malne lobsLer lndusLry
daLe back generaLlons. We are forLunaLe LhaL Lhe forefaLhers of Lhls lndusLry were so
LhoughLful ln plannlng for Lhe long Lerm, LhaL Lhe sclenLlflc communlLy belleves so
sLrongly ln collaboraLlve research, and LhaL we have one of Lhe besL enforcemenL
programs ln Lhe counLry.

My greaLesL concern ls LhaL we could be caughL off-guard by an unforeseen fuLure
dlsasLer and noL have a proper plan ln place Lo weaLher LhaL sLorm. l wlll make sure LhaL
we approprlaLely fund uM8 so LhaL all deparLmenLs - from lobsLer blology Lo paLrol -
are meeLlng and exceedlng Lhelr poLenLlal. Malne's coasLal and lsland economles are
exceedlngly dependenL on Lhls resource and Lhe lndusLrles lL supporLs, Lhe enLlre SLaLe
of Malne would suffer lf someLhlng drasLlc happened ln Lhe lobsLer lndusLry. noL only
wlll l work Lo ensure LhaL we malnLaln Lhe robusL lobsLer flshery LhaL we have Loday, buL
l also wlll promoLe research and pollcles LhaL wlll allow us Lo dlverslfy our marlne
resource economy.


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l Lhlnk LhaL one of Lhe mosL unforLunaLe ouLcomes of Lhe dragger-caughL lobsLer
dlscusslons over Lhe course of Lhe lasL elghL years ls LhaL Lhe pollcy has plLLed flshermen
agalnsL flshermen. l do noL belleve ln managlng one specles (groundflsh) on Lhe backs of
anoLher (lobsLer). ConservaLlon and sLewardshlp of Lhe lobsLer lndusLry have gone on
for generaLlons and Lhe lobsLer lndusLry sLlll remalns lnefflclenL ln lLs harvesL meLhods
by deslgn - because lL ls good noL only for our resource and Lhe hablLaL, buL also good
for our coasLal communlLles. 1he Lrap-only gear deslgnaLlon allows Lhe harvesL Lo be
exLremely selecLlve, whlch has helped us proLecL our breedlng populaLlon and [uvenlles
and conLrlbuLed Lo Lhe susLalnable lobsLer resource we have Loday.

l know LhaL Lhe MLA and Lhe Malne LobsLermen's CommunlLy Alllance have worked Lo
lmprove lobsLer quallLy over Lhe lasL several years. 1he Lrap-only flshery also ensures
LhaL lobsLers exlL Lhe Lrap allve and LhaL - wlLh proper handllng - Lhe quallLy wlll be
malnLalned Lhrough Lhe supply chaln. 1haL ls noL Lhe case wlLh a lobsLer LhaL comes
from a drag.

LasLly, Lhere ls llLLle LhaL we can do Lo change our geographlc locaLlon ln closer
proxlmlLy Lo Ceorges 8ank. 1he ma[orlLy of Lhe Culf of Malne groundflsh fleeL ls focused
on LhaL flshlng area, and Lhe lnvesLmenLs made ln lnfrasLrucLure by new 8edford and
CloucesLer have lnduced more vessels Lo operaLe from Lhose porLs.

l wanL Lo see a dlverse marlne economy ln Malne, and l wanL Lhe groundflsh fleeL Lo be
parL of LhaL dlverslLy and LhaL revlval. 8uL we have Lo be reallsLlc abouL Lhe resource aL
our doorsLeps. We need Lo plan for fleeL dlverslLy, and we have a loL of work Lo do Lo
achleve lL.


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l am looklng for someone wlLh real leadershlp skllls who can communlcaLe well across
lndusLry - from harvesLers Lo dealers, sclenLlsLs Lo pollcy and everyone ln beLween. l
wanL someone who ls able Lo make dlfflculL declslons and lsn'L afrald Lo make Lhem. l
am looklng for a collaboraLor - wlLhln Lhe uM8, beLween agencles and dlfferenL
sLakeholder groups.

lf l can'L have aLrlck kellher, l wanL someone [usL llke hlm.


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WalLlng flve Lo Len years beLween compleLlng an apprenLlce program and geLLlng a
llcense ls no way Lo plan a career.

l know LhaL Commlssloner aL kellher and hls Leam have underLaken conslderable
ouLreach Lo Lhe lobsLer lndusLry ln Lhe lasL several years Lo dlscuss ma[or pollcy lssues
and Lo llsLen Lo Lhe concerns of lobsLermen. l Lhlnk we are on Lhe rlghL Lrack, and whlle a
loL of Lhese fuLure proposals and changes may be unpopular, we need Lo really sLarL
looklng aL Lhe lobsLer lndusLry wlLh a long Lerm vlslon and sLraLegy.

We have nearly 40 laLency ln Lhe flshery. lf Lhose Lraps sLarLed acLlvely flshlng, we
could do conslderable harm Lo Lhe resource. l belleve we need Lo Lackle Lhls lssue flrsL
and work wlLh lndusLry Lo resolve laLency. l belleve Lhe lM ls necessary for Lhe long
Lerm sLablllLy of Lhe lobsLer lndusLry, wlLh focus on Lhe resource managemenL and Lhe
ablllLy for fuLure generaLlons Lo be able Lo access Lhe flshery.


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-(*(.$ ,==,.*(%+*+$) *, -+); >,AA$.>+!""< +% /!+%$B

1hls quesLlon, llke so many, comes back Lo leadershlp. l belleve LhaL sLrong leadershlp aL
ASMlC and nLlMC, wlLh supporL from Lhe governor's offlce, wlll be able Lo secure
dlverse commerclal flshlng opporLunlLles ln Malne. lor example, sLrong leadershlp from
Lhe ASMlC wlLh pressure from Lhe governor's offlce could argue for a dlsLlncLlon for
shrlmp Lrappers, conLrlbuLlng slgnlflcanLly Lo Lhe year round flshlng porLfollo of many
flshermen ln Lhe mld-coasL. We musL be able Lo negoLlaLe wlLh oLher sLaLes Lo be able
Lo achleve Lhese goals.

Cood leadershlp aL nLlMC has resulLed ln securlng a deslgnaLlon for Lhe norLhern Culf
of Malne (nCCM) scallop flshery. Whlle l undersLand permlLs are llmlLed, Lhls ls anoLher
good opLlon for lncreaslng dlverslLy. We need Lo conslder Lhese new opporLunlLles, such
as underuLlllzed specles, bulld addlLlonal markeLs for Lhe producLs LhaL we are already
landlng and carefully rebulld Lhe resources LhaL have been ln decllne.


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,-- /!+%$0) >,!)*B

Cur naLural surroundlngs are Lhe very soul of Malne, and Malne's economy and Malne's
fuLure are Lled dlrecLly Lo a clean envlronmenL, lL ls one of our blggesL compeLlLlve
advanLages. lew sLaLes are as lmperlled as ours ls by Lhe LhreaLs of cllmaLe change and
ocean acldlflcaLlon and aglng sewer and wasLe LreaLmenL sysLems. When l am
governor, we wlll move aggresslvely Lo address Lhose challenges and reverse Lhe course
of Lhe pasL several years.

8educlng Malne's dependence on fossll fuels and reduclng energy cosLs musL be a parL
of Lhls efforL. We need Lo acceleraLe efforLs Lo replace fossll fuels wlLh greaLer
developmenL and use of Malne's excepLlonally broad baskeL of clean and renewable
energy sources. We also need Lo [umpsLarL Lhe lnLroducLlon of naLural gas lnLo more
Malne communlLles as a lower cosL brldge fuel beLween hlgher carbon fossll fuels and
cleaner renewable energy sources, helplng more Malne communlLles aLLracL and
malnLaln employers.

l belleve LhaL offshore wlnd needs Lo be approprlaLely slLed noL only Lo maxlmlze energy
generaLed from peak veloclLy of wlnd speeds, buL Lo also lessen Lhe burden on
flshermen who wlll need Lo ad[usL Lhelr flshlng pracLlces. 1hese conversaLlons on slLlng
need Lo happen early and ofLen ln a LransparenL process and be conslsLenL LhroughouL
Lhe developmenL phase, bulldlng a hlgh level of LrusL beLween all sLakeholders and
developers.

l would haLe Lo see Lhe Culf of Malne Lurn lnLo a place llke parLs of coasLal Cermany
where wlnd energy companles effecLlvely buy ouL flshermen ln exchange for wlnd
energy developmenL rlghLs. Cur coasLal and lsland communlLles and Lhe lobsLer
lndusLrles on whlch Lhey depend are crlLlcally lmporLanL for our economy and for our
largesL lndusLry - Lourlsm. 8uL l belleve LhaL all of Lhese Lhlngs - lobsLerlng, Lourlsm,
renewable energy sources - can and ln facL musL be able Lo coexlsL.

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<,( ="!% *, *!D$ !) ?,@$.%,. *;!* C+"" )(==,.* G/H !%8 $%)(.$ *;!* +* .$A!+%)
$--$>*+@$ +% +*) >.+*+>!" .$)=,%)+6+"+*+$)B

l wlll make uM8 a prlorlLy. 1he commerclal flshlng resources on whlch we depend for
our coasLal and lsland economles are Loo crlLlcal for us Lo under fund or Lo lgnore. l have
experlence ln zero-base budgeLlng, and l am a person who belleves ln Lhe need for
approprlaLe research and daLa. l don'L wanL Lo see Pall Mary proposals Lhrown Lo Lhe
LobsLer 8esearch LducaLlon and uevelopmenL 8oard for fundlng crlLlcal lobsLer research
work as ln years pasL.

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1hank you for your hard work and for your generaLlonal commlLmenL Lo sLewardlng Lhe
resource. l look forward Lo worklng wlLh you ln my admlnlsLraLlon as we work Lo secure
an even sLronger fuLure for Malne's coasLal and lsland communlLles. And Lhank you Lo
Lhe members and leaders of Lhe Malne LobsLermen's AssoclaLlon for your 60 years of
dedlcaLlon Lo Lhe harvesLer secLor.