Maine Lobstermen’s Association Launches Campaign to Save Industry After Recent Ruling
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) is fighting back after a recent ruling determined that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by allowing Maine lobstermen to use gear that has the ability to entangle and kill endangered North Atlantic right whales. MLA president Patrice McCarron announced this week that the organization has launched a campaign to raise $500,000 to save Maine’s lobster industry.
Last month U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled that the “American lobster fishery had the potential to harm the...
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