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Tipoffs for Bangor, Maine (Lobsters) Newsletter for Sunday February 13, 2022 ( 6 items )  

Duke University: In Animal Battles, Cheaters Can Win
DURHAM, North Carolina, Feb. 11 (TNSJou) -- Duke University issued the following news: * * * Animals deceive opponents by producing giant weapons on a small budget * * * By Marie Claire Chelini Two knights stand face to face. One has a plain average-sized sword. The other has a massive fear-inducing sword stained with blood. After one quick look at it, the first knight quickly puts his average sword away, backs off to a safe distance, and runs for his life. He'll never know that the massiv  more

Maine Delegation and Maine Gov. Mills Push for Delay of Unfair, Flawed Regulations on Lobster Industry
AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: In a continuation of their advocacy on behalf of Maine lobstermen and women, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to request a delay of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) new Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) rule. Senator Collins raised this issue wi  more

Rep. Pingree: Maine Delegation and Gov. Mills Push for Delay of Unfair, Flawed Regulations on Lobster Industry
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: In a continuation of their advocacy on behalf of Maine lobstermen and women, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to request a delay of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) new Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) rule. Senator Collins raised this issue wi  more

Sen. Collins Pushes for Funding to Help Maine's Lobster Industry Cover Cost of Right Whale Rule
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: According to an estimate by the Maine Lobstermen's Association, the unfair and onerous Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) rule will cost Maine lobstermen and women at least $45 million due to the expense of trawling up, acquiring and adding weak points, purchasing specialized rope, lengthening groundlines, marking gear, and hiring additional crew to complete this work. In ord  more

Sen. Collins: Maine Delegation and Gov. Mills Push for Delay of Unfair, Flawed Regulations on Lobster Industry
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: In a continuation of their advocacy on behalf of Maine lobstermen and women, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to request a delay of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) new Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) rule. Senator Collins raised this issue w  more

Sen. King : Maine Delegation and Gov. Mills Push for Delay of Unfair, Flawed Regulations on Lobster Industry
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: In a continuation of their advocacy on behalf of Maine lobstermen and women, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to request a delay of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) new Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) rule. Senator Collins raised this issue   more