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Maine legislature stepping into fight against right whale protections

The US state of Maine's lobster harvesters are being joined by their state government in their fight against new North American right whale protections

By Undercurrent News | Oct. 1, 2021 15:15 BST
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Acting on behalf of its lobster harvesters, the US state of Maine's legislature is stepping into the battle against North Atlantic right whale protections by threatening to take the federal government to court, the Press Herald reports [...]

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