Golden statement on North Atlantic Right Whale found dead in Mass.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement Wednesday regarding the North Atlantic Right Whale found dead in Massachusetts and entangled in Maine fishing gear.  

“Maine’s lobster industry is the backbone of communities up and down our coast,” Golden said. “The death of this whale is unfortunate, but we have to be real about tradeoffs. I will continue to stand with Maine’s lobstermen in the face of any effort to use this incident to justify new mandates that would threaten their livelihoods and the foundation of communities that depend on this fishery.”

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