A congressman from Maine said Wednesday he will file a proposal to withhold federal money from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and conservation group that has recommended seafood consumers avoid buying lobster.
The move from Democratic Rep. Jared Golden came a week after a spat with Republican former Rep. Bruce Poliquin about support for Maine's lobster industry. Golden, Poliquin and independent candidate Tiffany Bond are running to represent Maine's 2nd Congressional District, which is home to many lobster fishermen.
"This organization's red list designation of American lobster could have a serious impact on the livelihoods of thousands of hard-working lobstermen, and I believe Congress must do something about it," Golden said. Seafood Watch's recommendation that consumers stop buying lobster prompted some retailers to stop selling it. Maine produces far more lobster than any other state in the country. The state's lobsters were worth more than $700 million at the docks last year.
"The U.S. fisheries which use gear with vertical lines were red-rated because their governing agencies did not keep them in compliance with the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This reaction distracts from the real issue: the urgent need for government to get these fisheries back into compliance," said Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly, vice president of global ocean conservation for the aquarium.
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