Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) that oversees lobster caught by New Hampshire and Maine fishermen, stating New Hampshire would not comply with the guidelines set to go into effect July 1.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday the state would not comply with new guidelines that increase the minimum catchable lobster length, calling them “unnecessary and disruptive.”

A new regulation on catchable lobster size could significantly reduce lobster hauls this summer and lobstermen are fighting back.

Meant as a sustainability measure, the new regulations would increase the minimum size of a catchable lobster. Fishermen disapprove of the updated rule.