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Federal Fishery Managers Must Issue New Right Whale Protection Rule By Next May

By • Aug 20, 2020
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM 2008

Federal fishery managers are being ordered to issue a new rule for the lobster industry to better protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Much Of Maine's Lobster Fishery Loses International 'Sustainably Fished' Designation

By • Aug 4, 2020
Maine Public File

Much of Maine's lobster fishery is losing, at least temporarily, an internationally-recognized rating as a "sustainably fished" resource. The suspension comes in the wake of a federal judge's ruling that the risk posed by lobster-trap ropes to endangered North Atlantic right whales violates federal law.

Judge Says He'll Decide Within 2 Weeks When Feds Must Issue New Right Whale Protection Rules

By • Aug 4, 2020
Stephan Savoia / AP File

A federal judge says that within two weeks he will decide when, exactly, federal regulators must issue new rules to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Fates Of Endangered Whales And Fishermen On The Line In Case For More Protections

By • Aug 3, 2020
Michael Dwyer / Associated Press/file

Oral arguments are scheduled Monday morning in a federal lawsuit that could spell the fates of the endangered North Atlantic right whale - and of New England's lobstermen.

Whales Get A Break As Pandemic Creates Quieter Oceans

By • Jul 20, 2020

When humpback whales migrated to Glacier Bay in Alaska this year to spend the long summer days feeding, they arrived to something unusual: quieter waters.

As the COVID-19 pandemic slows international shipping and keeps cruise ships docked, scientists are finding measurably less noise in the ocean. That could provide momentary relief for whales and other marine mammals that are highly sensitive to noise.

Right Whale Is Now Critically Endangered, Global Group Finds

By • Jul 9, 2020
Courtesy Campobello Whale Rescue

PORTLAND, Maine - A worldwide conservation organization says the status of a rare species of whale has worsened to the point where it deserves greater attention from the global environmental community.

Rare Right Whale Found Dead Off New Jersey Coast

By • Jun 26, 2020

LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Federal authorities say the carcass of a critically endangered species of whale was found floating off the coast of New Jersey.

Less Effort, More Lobster? New Research Suggests That Fewer Traps Can Still Yield Profitable Results

By • May 28, 2020
ROBERT F. BUKATY / AP FILE

New research suggests that the U.S. lobster industry could place fewer traps in the water and still gain just as much profit. And that finding could play a role in the debate over what should be required of Maine lobstermen to reduce entanglements with endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Activist Seeks Preliminary Injunction To Halt Lobster Fishing In Maine

By • May 16, 2020
New England Aquarium

There are new developments Friday in the legal battle over whether rope used by Maine lobstermen poses a deadly threat of entanglement to endangered North Atlantic right whales. An activist who has won past decisions to protect the whales filed a motion in Bangor federal court, seeking a preliminary injunction to halt lobster fishing in Maine.

Maine Lobstermen's Association Asks For Public Donations To Help 'Save' The Industry

By • May 6, 2020
PAT WELLENBACH / AP PHOTO

The Maine Lobstermen's Association is calling for a half-million dollars in public donations to help it "save" the state's lobster industry from potential extinction.

Maine Lawmakers: Feds Must Step Up To Protect Lobster Fishery Now

By • Apr 29, 2020

PORTLAND, Maine - Leaders in the Maine Legislature are calling on the federal government to protect the lobster fishery in the wake of a ruling about protection of rare whales.

NOAA Extends Protection Zone For Right Whales Off Boston

By • Apr 28, 2020
Cynthia Christman / NOAA

BOSTON - Federal ocean managers are asking mariners to continue slowing down east of Boston because of sightings of rare right whales in the area.

New Protected Areas To Help Rare Whales Off New England

By • Mar 17, 2020
via Wikimedia Commons

BOSTON - The federal government is extending three protective zones designed to help endangered whales until late March. The protective areas are intended to protect North Atlantic right whales from ship strikes, which can be fatal.

'It's All Going To Suck' - Lobstermen Criticize Pending Fed. Regulations At Maine Fishermen's Forum

By • Mar 6, 2020
Fred Bever / Maine Public

The annual Maine Fishermen's Forum is underway in Rockport, where the intertwined fates of lobstermen and endangered North Atlantic right whales are a hot topic.

Canadian Fisheries Regulators Take New Steps Aimed At Protecting Right Whales

By • Feb 28, 2020
Stephan Savoia / AP Images

Canadian fisheries regulators are taking new steps aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales from entanglement in fishing gear and vessel strikes. These steps include temporary closures of certain lobster and crab fishing areas.

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