Maine’s congressional delegation is using the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill to try to delay for six years new protections for endangered whales to protect Maine’s lobster industry.
Maine's congressional delegation slipped an amendment into the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that would delay for six years new protections for endangered whales to protect Maine’s lobster industry.
Maine's congressional delegation and Democratic governor presented a united front, saying the new rules would “not meaningfully protect" right whales while threatening the state's signature fishery — and thousands of families. The Conservation Law Foundation and several other environmental organizations decried the move. Congress is under pressure to approve the spending bill by midnight Friday, or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown.
Conservation groups have pushed for a different type of fishing gear to avoid entanglements, which along with boat strikes are one of the two big threats to the whales.
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