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Maine lawmakers reverse course, revive fund to fight right whale regs

Changes to the proposed Maine state bill would allocate $900,000 annually to the fund, which the legislature could renew every two years

By Undercurrent News | March 2, 2022 18:22 GMT
A lobster roll served at a food truck. Photograph courtesy of Cousins Maine Lobster.
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Legislators in the US state of Maine are now poised to approve a bill to create a $900,000 legal defense fund to fight new fishing restrictions designed to protect the endangered right whale, the Portland Press Herald reports [...]

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