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NATION, Page 45American NotesMAINERallying to The Claws
Lobstermen in Kennebunkport, Me., are boiling mad about
special arrangements for one of the neighbors. They learned last
week that the U.S. Coast Guard will enforce a 500-yd. "security
zone" in the waters around George Bush's summer home on Walker's
Point, site of some of Maine's best lobstering. Whenever the
President is in residence, Coast Guard cutters will stop and
search lobster boats seeking to enter the zone. Even more
frustrating to the 40 or so lobstermen affected: the cutters'
propellers tend to get snarled in the traplines, resulting in
dozens of lost traps.
During his campaign for the White House, Bush promised that
if his visits affected the lobstermen's livelihood, "I would not
come here." But at a meeting with the aggrieved group last week,
Coast Guard Captain R.W. ("Bud") Breault offered little hope
that the rules would be relaxed. Some lobstermen, claiming that
steering clear of the zone could cost them as much as $700 a
week in lost catches, vow to continue placing traps in the
restricted area.