right whales
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Lawmakers consider $30 million relief fund for Maine lobstermen facing new restrictions
As written, the bill would provide relief money via the state's general fund, thus making it a taxpayer-funded effort.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2022
Our View: Lobster industry needs more time to meet new regulations
The Biden administration’s May 1 deadline is both too tight and poorly timed.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Baby whale genetic testing may help save species, study says
The study's authors analyzed decades of data about Atlantic right whales and found they had more success tracking the animals' survival, growth rates and life histories when they had access to genetic samples.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Maine Voices: Lobstermen want to follow science to protect environment, iconic industry
Don’t be fooled by a recent series: People in Maine’s fishing industry are pleading for rational policies, not denying them.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2022
First right whale of the season spotted off Massachusetts
The whales migrate between the cold northern waters and their winter spawning grounds off Georgia and Florida.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2021
Maine will be allowed to make its case in federal lawsuit over lobstering restrictions
Gov. Janet Mills' office said Thursday that it sought to intervene in the lawsuit to stand up for Maine's lobstermen and women.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2021
Commentary: Healthy right whale population, healthy Maine lobster fishery can coexist
The Lobster Trap series makes clear that the Gulf of Maine’s warming is causing enormous changes – and resilient and innovative Mainers can adapt to them.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Lobstering union petitions U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Gulf of Maine closure
It’s the most recent development in a legal battle between Maine's lobster industry and conservationists seeking to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Lobstermen must start removing gear to save whales, federal regulators say
New rules make roughly 950 square miles in the Gulf of Maine essentially off limits to lobster fishing from October through January.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2021
Federal appeals court reinstates lobstering closure in Gulf of Maine
A federal judge's ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Maine Lobstering Union and other industry businesses had temporarily halted the closure.
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