Maine Reps Try Again to Make It Easier to Export Sea Urchins
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Associated Press] - May 19, 2017
Lubec, Maine — Maine's two U.S. representatives are trying again to make it easier for seafood dealers to send sea urchins and sea cucumbers out of the country.
Reps. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, and Bruce Poliquin, a Republican, says mandatory inspections of urchins and cucumbers cause perishable products to be held so long that they spoil.
They say the inspections are repetitive and not necessary. Their bill would put an end to them.
Pingree says sea urchin roe is critically important to Maine's economy...
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