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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Maine lobstermen sue federal regulators over right whale restrictions
Their trade association says the federal government used flawed science to develop a whale protection plan that poses grave harm to the lobster industry.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
Thirty-day countdown starts for Maine lobster industry restrictions to protect right whales
A more than 950-square-mile area of the Gulf of Maine will be off limits to traditional lobstering starting Oct. 18.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2021
Maine won’t sue over right whale restrictions, but isn’t giving up fight
Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher told lawmakers that the state doesn't have a viable case but will pursue other legal options.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2021
New federal lobstering restrictions spark backlash from industry and elected officials
‘This was the worst-case scenario,’ one Maine lobsterman says of rules to protect endangered whales by seasonally restricting 950 square miles of the Gulf of Maine.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Federal regulators impose seasonal ban on traditional lobstering in part of Gulf of Maine
Lobstermen worry that the restrictions designed to protect the endangered right whale in roughly 950 square miles of federal waters along midcoast Maine will endanger their industry.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
Maine whale advocates rent billboard to promote ‘whale-safe’ lobster
The billboard, which will be up for the rest of the month, will appear along two major routes in Massachusetts and asks, 'Is your lobster whale-safe?'
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PublishedJune 7, 2021
Federal plan to save whales could mean big changes for lobster industry
An aggressive risk-reduction target for the endangered North Atlantic right whale has industry leaders worried about the future of lobstering.
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PublishedApril 3, 2021
Births among endangered North Atlantic right whales highest since 2015
Scientists suspect a calving slump in recent years may have been caused by a shortage of zooplankton in the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2021
Maine’s congressional delegation asks Biden to protect lobstermen from proposed rules to save right whales
The two senators and two representatives say the proposed rules could be a 'death knell' for the industry.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2020
Estimate shows 11% decline in North Atlantic right whale population in a year
The drop to 366 whales in 2018, attributed partly to the revision of previous numbers, is an alarming development for the endangered species.
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