For the fourth year in a row, estimated annual births outnumbered deaths for the critically endangered species.
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Feds may let Maine lobstermen fish in restricted area — if they use ropeless gear
Lobstermen have long wanted access to those waters, but many say having to use new technology to protect endangered right whales isn’t worth it.
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Congress weighs 10-year delay in lobstering rules that protect North Atlantic right whales
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine urged a committee to give the lobstering industry more time to prepare for regulations that advocates fear could hurt the industry.
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Maine’s marine resources chief urges boaters to avoid right whales, pauses some enforcement
As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, officials have urged fishermen to remove some nearby fishing gear and said they will not be enforcing state and federal laws mandating the use of two endlines on trap gear.
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Commissioner urges lobstermen to move gear from area with dozens of right whales
If any of the whales become entangled in Maine gear, it could worsen regulations lobstermen say are already too strict.
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At least 70 right whales have grouped off Jeffreys Ledge
Surveyors with the New England Aquarium spotted the whales, estimated to represent 15% of the endangered species’ global population, in a small area east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Third right whale entanglement reported in a week
One North Atlantic right whale was seen near North Carolina wrapped in fishing rope and buoys. Two others were spotted off Massachusetts.
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Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whales number less than 400, and the species faces existential threats from entanglement in gear and collisions with ships.
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Feds announce funding push for ropeless fishing gear that spares rare whales
Nearly $7 million will support the development of ropeless gear for fishing industry members to assess and provide feedback on the technology aimed at saving right whales.
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Environmentalists decry attempt to delay shipping rules meant to save endangered whales
The proposed rules would expand protective slow zones off the East Coast and require more ships to slow down.