Rep. Golden: Maine Delegation Calls on Administration to Reject Petition for Lobster Fishery Closures
July 02, 2020
July 02, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) urged Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to reject a petition to impose seasonal closures on lobster and crab fishing in three areas in and around the Gulf of Maine.
While the suggested closures -- put forward by the Pew Charitable Trusts -- are intended to protec . . .
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) urged Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to reject a petition to impose seasonal closures on lobster and crab fishing in three areas in and around the Gulf of Maine.
While the suggested closures -- put forward by the Pew Charitable Trusts -- are intended to protec . . .