Mills, Maine delegation relieved by judge’s decision to delay stricter lobstering rules

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 20, 2022

Maine’s governor and congressional delegation released a joint statement Sunday expressing relief that a judge has delayed for two years the implementation of lobster gear restrictions designed to protect endangered whales. But they also emphasized that the action merely postpones the threat to Maine’s lobster industry and reiterated that the new restrictions do nothing to meaningfully protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.