Bookmark & share: 
Welcome to reader comments forum, which is offered as
a "public square" for our audience. We view this space as our readers'
section of the Web site, separate from our journalistic offerings.
We hope you will use the forum to advance public dialogue and community
discourse. As such, we ask that participants refrain from personal
attacks and offensive comments. If you believe a comment is inappropriate or
offensive, you can bring it to our attention by clicking on the 'report
abuse' link by the comment. It will be reviewed by online staff.
Please understand that 1) a comment is not "inappropriate" solely
because you disagree with its author; and 2) there may be a delay while
the comment is being reviewed.
Please review our Reader Comment Guidelines.
Sort by: Oldest first | Newest First
Shelly
of South Portland, ME
Jul 8, 2008 4:35 PM
The mussels attach themselves to the rope and then are harvested. Unless you meant by your question, "Isn't this illegal?", the state law says you can legally take two bushels without a license.report abuseDino90000000
of Waterboro, ME
Anyone care to explain that?report abuse
Jul 8, 2008 4:06 PM
"The mussels were taken by the people for personal use from a rope dangling from a pier."
Anyone care to explain that?report abuse
You must be a registered user of MaineToday.com to post a comment. Register or log in.
