Presidents aren’t heeding Maine’s pleas over lobster rules

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 5, 2022

Opposition to strict federal regulations on the lobster industry is one of the few things practically everyone in Maine politics agrees on. But this president and the last one have not responded to their pleas. The White House’s decision to serve Maine lobster at a Thursday dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron had the effect of highlighting a lack of movement on the issue under both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, whose administrations have advanced restrictions aimed at protecting endangered right whales.