Rep. Pingree: NOAA Forecasts Graduated Enforcement Approach in Response to Call From Maine Delegation, Governor Mills to Delay Looming Lobster Gear Deadline Amid Supply Chain Disruption
April 21, 2022
April 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on April 20, 2022:
Following repeated calls from the Maine Delegation and Governor Janet Mills, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today said that the agency is working to implement a graduated enforcement effort for fisheries that have made good faith efforts to comply with new gear regulations by the May 1 deadline. Today's announcement comes in response to continu . . .
Following repeated calls from the Maine Delegation and Governor Janet Mills, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today said that the agency is working to implement a graduated enforcement effort for fisheries that have made good faith efforts to comply with new gear regulations by the May 1 deadline. Today's announcement comes in response to continu . . .