Lobster fishermen in ME hired a former U.S. Department of Justice official to represent them in a legal battle challenging new laws aimed at protecting Northern Atlantic right whales.
Maine lobster fishermen have hired a former high-rankingThe Maine Lobstermen's Association isagainst the new rules to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The group said Tuesday it has hired Paul Clement, who served as U.S. solicitor general from 2004 to 2008, to represent it in the case.
MAINE LOBSTERMEN, THEIR LIVELIHOODS THREATENED, PUSH BACK AGAINST CALIFORNIA AQUARIUM'S 'RED LISTING'"You have administrative overreach. The implications are easy to understand," he said."It directly threatens really one of the most iconic American industries. Everyone who has ever enjoyed a lobster can appreciate this."
The lobster fishermen sued the National Marine Fisheries Service, and in September a judge denied their request to stop the regulators from placing the new restrictions on fishing. The restrictions are designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers less than 340 and is vulnerable to entanglement in fishing gear.
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