it's interesting that not one of us tried to discus the merits (or lack there of) of the regulations.
If what the lobstermen say is true, that no right whales have ever been caught in Maine lobster trap paraphernalia, then they have every right in the world to be pissed at POTUS/the feds for trying to put them out of business for no good reason.
I was under the impression redavs were for the workers? But not if govt regulation is involved (It's always good! More is better! Save the whales!) and it embarrasses our political leaders?
Making it about right whales in particular is a little surprising, but there was a Massachusetts state-level regulation against a specific type of crab trap promulgated last year that cited concern about terrapins (a small semiaquatic turtle species), so this isn't unheard-of for Gulf of Maine fisheries policy in general. My question would be if there are any alternative means that the lobstermen have for trapping them (there are plenty of alternative means for the crabs that are still allowed). I'm inclined to believe them if they say there aren't, but on the other hand, watermen can get ornery about these things.
indeed. If they have alternatives and their paraphernalia causes whale deaths, sure, I'm not going to argue (too hard) about over govt regulation.
What I don't get are the posters up thread "lol"ing 4000 Americans potentially being put out of work. You clowns will twist yourselves into knots trying to explain why college loan forgiveness is fair, but an entire industry getting shut down, seemingly for no good reason, is something to laugh at.
