Bayer source for PPH editorial criticizing EU ban
A Portland Press Herald editorial criticizing the European Union ban on imports of live Maine lobster cited Robert Bayer, executive director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute.
“I think what they’re saying, for the most part, is incorrect,” Bayer was quoted as saying in reference to claims by Swedish factions that American lobsters will spread disease or breed with the native species in Sweden.
The ban, says the editorial, would translate into a $10 million hit each year for Maine lobstermen and about a $150 million hit for the U.S. industry.
Bayer also was cited in a Bangor Daily News editorial on the topic.