The Maine Lobstering Union accuses the agency of caving to environmental organizations when it should be defending the industry.
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Maine says its plan to protect whales from lobster gear is better than feds think
Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher says the National Marine Fisheries Service didn’t give the state’s plan credit for all of its whale protections.
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Maine’s plan to protect whales falls short, regulators say, raising prospect of federal rules
The National Marine Fisheries Service says the state’s proposal to keep endangered right whales from getting entangled in lobstering gear doesn’t go far enough.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England
New rules to protect endangered right whales face delays
A federal administrator says that state measures have taken more time than be expected to be developed.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: It’s time for NOAA to take the lead in right-whale rescue
The government shouldn’t stand by while Maine lobstermen do the work and risk their lives.
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Lobstermen Down East throw cold water on state plan to protect whales
About 75 people pack the first meeting in the state’s monthlong presentation of its proposal, with many complaining that they would give up too much to fix a problem they aren’t causing.
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Maine’s final plan to protect whales includes fewer lines, and a little slack, for lobstermen
The state proposal calls for the use of weak rope, fewer buoy lines carrying more traps in deeper waters, and flexibility to approve alternative protections to sustain fishermen and regional fishing traditions.
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Federal agency to kick in funds to help lobstermen cope with whale protection rules
Regulators are working on a whale protection plan that would result in the removal of some lobster trap rope from the waters off Maine.
Posted inAnimals, Business, Maine, Nation & World, News
Scientists meeting in Portland say right whales on the way to extinction
At an international meeting, scientists urge immediate action to protect the endangered species that is the focus of regulatory efforts that could affect Maine’s valuable lobster industry.
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Second Maine lobstering group rejects state’s plan for protecting whales
The state’s biggest lobster trade group says the concessions sought by the state are out of proportion with the risk the industry poses to endangered right whales.