Mariners are adhering to the limits well overall, but compliance remains low in some management areas.
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NOAA proposes changes in lobster fishing to reduce danger to right whales
The plan released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration includes a reduction in lobster trap lines and state-specific markings for fishing gear.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Endangered right whales need a ‘warp speed’ protection plan
With fewer North Atlantic right whales than there are students at a medium-size Maine high school, we need to step up protection efforts.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The fate of a species is in our hands
Until new, long-term protections for right whales are in place, federal regulators must take emergency action.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
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.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Restrictions to protect rare right whales extended to Oct. 20
Mariners are asked to travel slowly through an area south of Nantucket or avoid it completely.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Trump plan to allow seismic blasts in Atlantic search for oil appears dead
The attorneys and conservationists opposing the drilling are focused on protecting the North Atlantic right whale, which is ‘one step from extinction.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Judge: Lobstering can proceed until new right whale protections are finalized in May
Environmental groups had asked the court to ban vertical buoys from a large right whale feeding ground south of Nantucket, but the federal judge declined to do so.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Lobstering restrictions will hurt much more than Maine’s fishermen
Giving to the Maine Lobstermen’s Association Legal Defense Fund will mitigate the impact of right-whale rules and protect thousands of other businesses.
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Right whale is now critically endangered, global group finds
A worldwide conservation organization says the status of the rare species of whale has worsened to the point where it deserves greater attention from the environmental community.