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PORTLAND (AP) — An arm of the European Union is expected to weigh in on a request from Sweden to deem American lobsters an invasive species in much of Europe.

Sweden says the European Union should ban imports of live American lobsters into EU nations because 32 of the crustaceans were found in Sweden’s waters earlier this year.

The European Union’s Scientific Forum on Invasive Alien Species is expected to issue its opinion on Wednesday.


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