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The Supreme Court will rule on a case in which Maine lobster fishermen challenge the requirement for GPS vessel trackers.

The Supreme Court will rule on a case in which Maine lobster fishermen challenge the requirement for GPS vessel trackers.

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September 14th, 2026

The Supreme Court will rule on a case in which Maine lobster fishermen challenge the requirement for GPS vessel trackers.

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Later this month, the Supreme Court will decide whether to hear a lobster fisherman's challenge to the government's requirement that vessels use electronic tracking devices.

最高法院將於本月稍後決定是否審理一名龍蝦漁民對政府要求船隻使用電子追蹤裝置挑戰

The case could have far-reaching implications for the US commercial fishing industry.

該案可能對美國商業捕魚業產生廣泛影響

Frank Thompson, a lobster fisherman from Maine, has filed a federal lawsuit against the head of the state's Department of Marine Resources, challenging a regulation that requires him to install a GPS tracker on his boat in order to keep his fishing licence.

緬因州龍蝦漁民弗蘭克·湯普森(Frank Thompson)針對該州海洋資源部門負責人提起聯邦訴訟,對一項要求他在船上安裝GPS追蹤器以保留捕魚執照的規定提出質疑。

In 2023, this state, where the lobster fishing industry is vital and long-established, required all lobster fishermen holding federal permits to comply, in order to adhere to a new American regulation aimed at collecting data.

2023年,這個龍蝦捕撈業至關重要且歷史悠久的州,要求所有持有聯邦許可的龍蝦漁民照做,以遵守美國一項旨在收集數據的新規定。

Thompson claims that this kind of surveillance constitutes an unreasonable search and seizure, but a federal appeals court rejected his argument last year.

湯普森聲稱這類監控構成不合理的搜查扣押聯邦上訴法院去年駁回了他的主張

He therefore appealed to the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to review the claim on September 28.

向最高法院提出上訴,最高法院定於9月28日審查該主張

"The question raised by the petition is whether Maine can force lobster fishermen to carry government GPS trackers on their private boats, even when they are not working," said Matt Gilliam, Thompson's lead attorney.

該請願書提出的問題緬因州是否可以強迫龍蝦漁民在私人船隻上攜帶政府的GPS追蹤器即使他們不在工作時也是如此,」湯普森的首席律師馬特·吉利亞姆(Matt Gilliam)

"We hope the court will grant review and address this important Fourth Amendment issue."

我們希望法院批准審查處理這個重要的第四修正案問題。」

Many American commercial fishermen are monitored at sea by human observers and electronic devices in order to collect data that regulators describe as crucial to maintaining the sustainability and health of the industry and fish populations.

眾多美國商業漁民於海上受到人員觀察員及電子設備的監控,以蒐集監管機構所稱對維持該產業與魚類種群之可持續性及健康至關重要的數據

For years, fishing groups have tried through the courts to reduce monitoring requirements, with mixed results.

多年來捕魚團體透過法院試圖削減監控要求結果好壞參半

Authorities say the lobster boat monitoring program is essential, because it helps improve understanding of the population of this valuable crustacean at a time when its numbers appear to be declining in New England.

當局表示龍蝦船監控計畫至關重要因為在新英格蘭這種珍貴甲殼類動物種群似乎正在下降之際該計畫有助於增進對其種群的了解

A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Marine Resources declined to comment on Monday.

緬因州海洋資源部發言人週一拒絕置評

The department's commissioner, Carl Wilson, said last year that data from lobster boats is crucial both for "mitigating economic harm to the industry" and for providing a basis for regulations.

該部門專員卡爾·威爾遜(Carl Wilson)去年表示龍蝦船的數據對於減輕該產業的經濟損害以及為法規提供依據,均至關重要

Conservation groups oppose efforts to scale back monitoring of fishing vessels at sea, arguing that it is essential for protecting the wider ocean.

保育團體反對縮減海上漁船監控的努力,他們認為這對保護更廣大的海洋至關重要。

"Attempting to overturn the federal appeals court's ruling does nothing to change the fact that New England's lobster population has already declined, and that fisheries managers urgently need reliable, detailed data to address the complex problems facing our oceans," said Erica Fuller, a senior attorney at the Conservation Law Foundation.

試圖推翻聯邦上訴法院的裁決並無法改變這一事實新英格蘭龍蝦種群已經下降漁業管理者迫切需要可靠且詳細的數據來應對我們海洋面臨的複雜問題,」保育法律基金會(Conservation Law Foundation)資深法律顧問艾莉卡·富勒(Erica Fuller)

The heartland of the American lobster industry is concentrated mainly in Maine, where local fishermen caught over 78 million pounds (equivalent to 35.4 million kilograms) of these crustaceans last year.

美國龍蝦產業的核心地帶主要集中於緬因州當地漁民於去年共捕撈了逾7800萬磅相當於3540萬公斤的這類甲殼類動物

This figure is roughly on par with the industry's typical annual catch in the 2000s, yet it represents a marked decline compared with a decade ago, when the annual catch repeatedly exceeded 120 million pounds (that is, 54.4 million kilograms).

此一數字與該產業在2000年代典型的年捕撈量大致持平然而相較於十年前則呈現顯著下滑之勢——當時的年捕撈量屢屢突破1.2億磅即5440萬公斤)。

September 14th, 2026

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