right whales

Published
January 23, 2023

U.S. regulators deny emergency request to slow ships to ease whale strikes

Environmental groups argue that protecting the whales while they are on the move is especially important because mother whales and their young are at risk.
Published
January 14, 2023

Commentary: Hard week for right whales emphasizes urgent need for better tech

The correct technology can support a vibrant fishing industry while saving one of the world’s rarest species from extinction.
Published
December 20, 2022

To protect lobstermen, spending bill may speed whales’ extinction, activists say

Maine lawmakers pushed for a provision that would block stricter federal regulations aimed at protecting right whales from entanglements in fishing gear.
Published
December 6, 2022

Maine Republicans want to strip tax benefits from businesses that boycott lobster

The lawmakers' bill would penalize companies such as Whole Foods that refuse to buy Maine products because they don't carry a stamp of approval from a third party.
Published
November 20, 2022

Mills, Maine delegation relieved by judge’s decision to delay stricter lobstering rules

But the lawmakers say the ruling fails to address regulations that threaten the industry without meaningfully protecting whales.
Published
November 7, 2022

Maine lobstering group backs new speed limit on ships to protect whales

The Maine Lobstermen's Association says the first such restriction in over a decade illustrates how little shipping has been regulated compared to the lobster industry.
Published
October 29, 2022

Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whale

President Biden's administration has made a priority of encouraging offshore wind along the Atlantic coast as the U.S. pursues greater energy independence.
Published
October 24, 2022

Endangered whale’s decline slows, but population continues to fall

One of the biggest challenges facing the right whales today is that the number of female whales capable of breeding appears to be falling.
Published
October 22, 2022

Maine Voices: There’s a profound moral impetus to protect the right whale

Let’s pull together for an endangered species that, as you may have noticed in recent weeks, has no constituency.
Published
October 6, 2022

For lobster industry, the threat is clear. The adversary is murkier.

Criticism of the lobstering industry has become contentious, and it can be hard to figure out who's who.