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 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
The seven meetings will run from Sept. 3 to Sept. 18 in communities along the Maine coast. Read More
Federal regulators working to protect right whales need better data or they will hit the wrong target – Maine’s lobster industry, U.S. Sen. Angus King said. Read More
Federal regulators say lobstermen may have to remove as much as half their rope from the water to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale from potentially deadly entanglements. Read More
“Despite a horrific entanglement, the whale was highly mobile." Read More
Scientists are working hard to understand that shift, while lobstermen here in Maine say it shows the whales’ risk of entanglement in their gear is overblown. Read More
It’s been a devastating summer for the endangered marine mammal. Read More
The controversial rules could force Maine lobstermen to remove from the water half the rope they use to haul their traps, and to use rope that would break more easily. Read More
The pushback needs to stay focused on the gaps in the science. It cannot be an inflexible argument that amounts to, “leave us alone. We’re not the problem.” That could lead to even bigger problems down the line. Read More
Maine lobstermen support protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale, but say that new regulations could cause large-scale disruption in this state's lobster industry. Read More
