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The Maine Lobstermen's Association argues the federal government ignored best available data and relied on "bad science" to regulate in favor of endangered North Atlantic right whales. But with an estimated 340 right whales remaining, available data on the whales' whereabouts and their entanglements is often limited, the government said.
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Federal fisheries regulators are taking heat from both sides of the debate over protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whale.The latest salvo…
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A day after fishing regulators adopted strict new measures to prevent herring stocks from collapsing, some New England fishermen say they fear for their…
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PORTLAND, Maine - The federal government is closing the public comment period on a plan to change the way it manages ocean habitat off of New England. The…
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NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts - Federal fishing regulators are soliciting public comments about possible changes to lobster fishing in southern New England.…
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CAPE MAY, N.J. - Federal fishing regulators are considering requiring more commercial fishermen to assist with a program that seeks to protect sea…