Sen. Collins Pushes for Funding to Help Maine's Lobster Industry Cover Cost of Right Whale Rule
February 09, 2022
February 09, 2022
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 t . . .
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 t . . .