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right whales

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December 10, 2019
right whales Latest News | Carrillo Trial | Bangor Metro | Lost Dog | Today's Paper

    Maine delegation wants more info before right whale rules released

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is working on new rules to protect North Atlantic right whales, and the regulations will likely impact Maine's lobster fishery. Read More

        Mass. senators call for inquiry into Canada’s right whale protections

        Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey are asking NOAA to examine whether Canada’s efforts to protect North Atlantic right whales match those taken by the United States. Read More

            Maine lobstermen reject right whale protection plan

            The Maine Lobstermen's Association says it will work to create a protection plan for the endangered whales that would also minimize risk to its members. Read More
                EDITORIALS

                Better marking for lobster gear can help answer important whale question

                A couple of fishermen did signal a willingness to give the state proposal a try, but frustration seemed the prevailing response Monday night. Read More

                    Maine says data will prove lobstermen aren’t to blame in right whale deaths

                    Calling a state proposal to reduce the amount of rope lobstermen use "a line in the sand," Maine's top fisheries official said Monday that he hoped the state plan generates data that absolves Maine's lobster fishery from blame in right whale deaths. Read More

                        Maine lobstermen to get a look at new plan to save right whales

                        The first is scheduled for Monday in Ellsworth, and it'll be followed by meetings Tuesday in Waldoboro and Wednesday in South Portland. Read More

                            Maine lobstermen would have to use less fishing line to protect whales under this state plan

                            Lobstermen would have to attach more traps to each fishing line they set a few miles or more offshore as part of a plan the state is proposing to reduce the amount of fishing line in the water and protect endangered right whales from entanglement. Read More

                                Judge rules in favor of conservationists on whale protection

                                A federal judge has ruled that two fishing areas off New England will remain closed to certain kinds of gear to protect an endangered species of whale. Read More

                                    Federal judge bars certain fishing gear from Mass. waters to protect right whales

                                    Judge James Boasberg ruled the government is forbidden from allowing gillnet fishing in the two area off Nantucket until it has fully complied with the Endangered Species Act and other federal protection laws. Read More

                                        Tension thaws between Maine lobstermen and feds over plan to protect right whales

                                        The Maine Lobstermen's Association said it's now willing to work with the federal government on a plan to protect right whales after withdrawing its support for the plan this summer. Read More

                                            Maine officials unveil new lobster industry rules to protect right whales

                                            The new rules are designed to minimize economic and safety risks for fishermen. Read More

                                                Federal regulators take heat from both sides of the right whale-gear debate

                                                Federal fisheries regulators are taking heat from both sides of the debate over protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Read More

                                                    Feds considering Maine lobstermen’s concerns about plan to save right whales

                                                    The Maine Lobstermen's Association pulled its support from the plan this summer because of concerns it placed too much onus on lobstermen. Read More

                                                        Maine political leaders say right whale protections must not undermine lobster industry

                                                        A federal government team has called for removal of many vertical trap lines from the Gulf of Maine to reduce risk to whales. Read More

                                                            Maine regulators to meet with lobstermen again about new whale rules

                                                            Maine regulators are working on a new slate of meetings with the state's lobstermen to discuss potential new whale protection rules that could impact the fishery. Read More

                                                                Dead endangered whale found south of New York’s Long Island

                                                                NOAA said the animal's carcass was extremely decomposed. Read More

                                                                    Feds press on with plan after Maine lobstermen exit right whale pact

                                                                    The agency says it's reviewing information provided by the lobstermen's association that said the current proposal was too punitive. Read More

                                                                        Maine lobster fishing group withdraws support of right whale agreement

                                                                        The subject of right whale conservation has been a major source of contention in Maine's lobster fishery. Read More

                                                                            Regulators postpone meetings with Maine lobstermen over right whale protections

                                                                            Maine regulators are developing their own analysis of the risk the lobster industry poses for right whales. Read More

                                                                                Here’s the central question at the heart of the right whale debate

                                                                                There’s a debate raging over how much Maine’s lobstermen should have to change how they fish for the sake of the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Read More
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