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Fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry.
Regulators say the change is necessary to preserve the future of the lobster population off New England .
Fishermen are pushing back at the new rules slated to go into effect next summer .
The minimum size on the gauges fishermen use to measure lobsters will increase to 3 5/16 inches .
Some scientists who study the fishery have supported the minimum size change.
But the Maine Lobstermen's Association believes the action isn't needed at this time.
The group argues that lobsterman also face “extreme regulatory uncertainty due to future whale rules" Rep. Jared Golden , a Democratic congressman, proposed an amendment in July to block the changes.
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