MAINE PUBLIC • May 28, 2021
During an Appropriations Committee hearing on the Commerce Department, Maine Senator Susan Collins urged federal officials to negotiate with the Canadian government over its rules aimed at the protection of endangered right whales. Collins says there has not been a single injury or right whale death caused by Maine’s lobster industry since 2002, but there have been seven fatalities in Canadian waters since 2017. Collins says the Commerce Department should do more to negotiate with Canada so its regulations match those Of Maine.