Maine congressman to withhold federal funding to aquarium, conservationist group red-listing Maine lobster
foxnews.comA congressman from Maine said Wednesday he will file a proposal to withhold federal money from a California 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.
Poliquin called on Golden to return a donation of $667 from Julie Packard, the executive director of Monterey Bay Aquarium.The aquarium runs Seafood Watch, a conservation group that makes sustainability recommendations for seafood consumers.The group put lobster from the U.S.
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