‘Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §2, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 525, is amended to read:
2-A. --harvesting. The State of Maine declares that it owns and shall control the harvesting of the living resources of the seas adjoining the coastline for a distance of 200 miles or to the furthest edge of the Continental Shelf, whichever is greater, subject only to the boundary with Canada , including the living organisms within the intertidal zone. Control over the harvesting of these living resources shall be by licenses or permits issued by the Department of Marine Resources;’