Rep. Pingree: Maine Delegation Presses Fisheries Agency for Fair Treatment of Maine Lobster Fishery
September 15, 2022
September 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 13, 2022:
After the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) gave lobster industry participants just two business days to submit proposals for a new risk reduction plan to protect right whales and denied lobstermen and their allies access to a key data tool, Maine's congressional delegation pushed back today against these decisions by the agency.
In their le . . .
After the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) gave lobster industry participants just two business days to submit proposals for a new risk reduction plan to protect right whales and denied lobstermen and their allies access to a key data tool, Maine's congressional delegation pushed back today against these decisions by the agency.
In their le . . .