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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The new rules are designed to minimize economic and safety risks for fishermen. Read More
Federal fisheries regulators are taking heat from both sides of the debate over protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Read More
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
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 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
NOAA said the animal's carcass was extremely decomposed. Read More
The agency says it's reviewing information provided by the lobstermen's association that said the current proposal was too punitive. Read More
The subject of right whale conservation has been a major source of contention in Maine's lobster fishery. Read More
Maine regulators are developing their own analysis of the risk the lobster industry poses for right whales. Read More
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
