BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 12, 2022
Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday directed $100,000 in state money toward the appeal of a federal ruling that upheld new fishing requirements designed to protect right whales. The decision, handed down in early September, went against the Maine Lobstermen’s Association in its bid to roll back the new fishing requirements. Mills’ announcement came on the same day that the association reported hiring former Solicitor General Paul Clement to lead the appeal. The U.S. lobster industry is based primarily in Maine and is one of the most lucrative fishing businesses in the country. Maine lobster were worth more than $700 million at the docks last year.