AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine legislators and representatives for four American Indian tribes are set to meet again about the tribes’ call for shared management of commercial fish species.

Representatives for the Passamaquoddy tribe say their bill would allow state regulators to enter into a “memorandum of agreement” about marine resources with the tribes.

The Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources will discuss the issue on Wednesday in Augusta and could vote. The committee considered the proposal earlier this month but did not vote.

State Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher opposes the proposal. State fishery regulators and the tribes sometimes conflict about rules governing elver fishing. Last week regulators issued emergency restrictions on certain kinds of elver fishing gear because of concerns of overfishing by Passamaquoddy tribe members.

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