Rep. Golden: Maine Delegation Calls on Commerce Secretary to Reject Petition for Seasonal and Dynamic Closures in Parts of Maine's Lobster Fishery
August 19, 2021
August 19, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021:
Maine's congressional delegation today pressed Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to reject a petition by the Pew Charitable Trusts to impose seasonal and dynamic closures on parts of Maine's lobster fishery. The lawmakers' objections centered on the limited effects the closures would have on protecting right whales at significant economic cost on lobstering communitie . . .
Maine's congressional delegation today pressed Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to reject a petition by the Pew Charitable Trusts to impose seasonal and dynamic closures on parts of Maine's lobster fishery. The lawmakers' objections centered on the limited effects the closures would have on protecting right whales at significant economic cost on lobstering communitie . . .