Chellie Pingree actually said...

"Particularly since other shellfish are exempt, so this is kind of uniquely set aside when lobsters and clams are not."

"It is a fundamental unfairness, because there is another layer of paperwork and there are more fees involved."

"I do want you to understand that we appreciate how much back-and-forth we have had with Fish and Wildlife, with the enforcement, around the science."

"My understanding is that it was not enforced until 2012."