Supreme Court Denies Maine Lobstering Union’s Request to Lift Fishing Restrictions Aimed at Protecting Whales

Supreme Court Denies Maine Lobstering Union’s Request to Lift Fishing Restrictions Aimed at Protecting Whales
A person holds a lobster in Penobscot Bay, Maine, on July 31, 2021. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against lobster fishing entities who wanted the court to block new fishing restrictions in the Gulf of Maine designed to protect endangered whales.

Justice Stephen Breyer, who oversees emergency applications over issues before the 1st Circuit, on Dec. 3 rejected without comment the appeal by the Maine Lobstering Union and two lobster fishing companies.

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