ELLSWORTH Introduced to the U.S. Senate last week was the Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022, led by Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) and joined by fellow Democrats.
Governor Janet Mills and the state’s congressional delegation are pushing for a delay in implementation of the rules to July 1 to give fishermen more time to buy and implement ropes and the weak links required to allow whales to break free of entanglements.