Dear @potus@whitehouse ,
๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง. ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐.
This weekend, fishermen, sea farmers, gear suppliers, state and federal scientists and regulators, and other stakeholders for education, collaboration, commerce congregate to discuss the state of the industry at the 50th Maine Fishermenโs Forum in Rockport, Maine.
The news came like a tsunami to the Forum on Saturday that the federal funding program โMaine Sea Grantโ, was abruptly cut. This program has been a pillar of support for marine research, sustainability, and economic growth for more than 50 years. The forum floors filled with tears and fears as if everyone were drowning, and we were.
This decision only amplified the uncertainty, anxiety and existential fears that already plague the fishermen of Maine.
It was the reckless regulatory decisions by government officials with no stake in those decisions that forced my 9th generation fishermen father out of this industry more than 15 years ago. Please do not put others through what we have been through.
I plea to you @potus@whitehouse@realdonaldtrump on behalf of the fishermen, please reinstate the Maine Sea Grant or present a proper alternative.
Respectfully,
Jordon Hudson
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A fisherman, a non-profit founder and a [wannabe] pageant queen walk into the 2026 @mainefishermensforum ๐ฆ๐๐ซถ๐ป
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@rozaliaproject and I teamed up on Saturday evening to elicit conversation about the Gulf of Maineโs sexiest problem, GHOST GEAR, aka abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing equipmentโsuch as nets, lines, and trapsโthat remains in the marine environment, causing โghost fishingโ by uncontrollably trapping marine life.
This dress was made from 36lbs of recovered rope off Hart Island in Port Clyde, Maine in 2023 in collaboration with sustainable fashion designer @runaraay and a team of Rozalia Project volunteers. It was an honor to showcase it at the 51st Annual @mainefishermensforum . โฆ
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