Fishermen hire Bush-era official in challenge to whale laws

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine lobster fishermen have hired a former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official to represent them in their case against new laws intended to protect whales.

The Maine Lobstermen's Association is appealing its case against 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.

The solicitor general supervises all Supreme Court litigation for the U.S., and Clement has argued dozens of cases in front of the high court. That's where the lobstermen's case could ultimately be headed, he said Tuesday.

The new fishing restrictions have pushed the industry to the brink of collapse, Clement said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fishermen-hire-bush-era-official-160632261.html

[Bayard]

1. I'd much rather do without lobster than whales

Not that we could afford it anyway.

Whales need all the protection they can get.

[Cattledog]

2. Climate change is what is affecting the lobster catch.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maine-lobster-climate-change/