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As the industry battles federal right-whale regulations, L.D. 710 calls for allocating 20% of the fishery's license surcharges – about $380,000 a year – to the legal defense fund through 2030.
Under legislation from Maine House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham, the state would divert $500,000 a year through 2030 to support the lobster industry's legal defense. The funds would be paid for through existing surcharges on lobster licenses.