Snake Eyes, a 40-year-old male, was last seen entangled in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in August.
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Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve gets grant for lobster research
The organization is awarded about $250,000 to study how warming coastal waters are affecting lobsters in the Gulf of Maine.
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Conservation group takes its case to the public with video warning of right whale’s demise
Oceana bolsters the release of a report with a clip featuring actor Sam Waterston, who says the whales ‘could go extinct in your lifetime.’ Maine’s lobster industry says it’s untrue and unfair, and releases its own video. Watch both videos here.
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New coalition formed to protect fishing heritage
PORTLAND — A group of residents working to ensure continued access to Maine’s oceans for the state’s lobstermen and fishermen has formed a new coalition called Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage. The group has been advocating for lobstermen who are losing fishing grounds to aquaculture leases in some parts of the state. “This group is asking […]
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Maine Voices: Protect traditional fisheries’ access to ocean waters
Aquaculture should be kept to a smaller scale that doesn’t get in the way of other users.
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Lobstermen’s group pulls its support for proposal to protect right whales
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association says the plan to reduce buoy lines to protect the endangered species is riddled with errors and bad science.
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Brunswick’s Lobster Ladies decide to call it a career
The sisters-in-law have been selling live lobsters on the side of Bath Road for more than 40 years. Saturday will be their last stand.
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China increases its U.S. lobster tariff, and dealers ‘can’t believe this is happening again’
The tariff on live lobster imports from the United States to China will rise from 25% to 35% on Sept. 1.
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Commentary: Mainers can get it right on North Atlantic right whales
With imagination and perseverance, innovative solutions are possible that allow both lobstermen and right whales to thrive.
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Environmentalists weigh in on right whale rules for lobster industry
Lobstermen packed meetings in midcoast and eastern Maine, but environmentalists took their turn defending the endangered species in South Portland on Thursday night.