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PublishedJuly 27, 2019
Maine Voices: Mills’ stand on fishing rules praised by lobster industry
Rules designed to protect whales should be related to the real causes of whale entanglements.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2019
Lobstermen, politicians rally in Stonington to protest whale rules
Hundreds of lobstermen and their families rallied to protest proposed federal rules aimed at protecting right whales.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2019
Rep. McDonald: Federal rules would hurt lobstering, but do little for whales
A policy that involves both United States and Canada and focuses on the right whale's migration patterns would do more to prevent entanglements.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2019
LePage appeals to Trump on lobster regulations
The former Republican governor, who has been bartending in Boothbay Harbor this summer, said proposed regulations to protect right whales could be disastrous for Maine's lobster industry.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry's impact on endangered right whales.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Maine Voices: State’s delegation should stop blocking protections for right whales
To save the endangered animal, implement and fully fund rules aimed at reducing fatal fishing gear entanglements.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2019
As deaths mount, have right whales reached ‘tipping point’?
Six whales were found dead in June in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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PublishedJune 23, 2019
Another View: Newspaper backs risky approach to whale protection
It's possible to protect both the endangered right whale and the Maine lobster industry, but not if gear regulations are put on hold.
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PublishedJune 20, 2019
Rep. Golden’s effort to withhold whale protection money fails
The 2nd District Democrat had proposed pulling the financial plug on lobster fishing restrictions until a scientific tool used to come up with the plan was peer-reviewed.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
Backing lobstermen, Rep. Golden seeks to withhold funds for right whale protections
Rep. Pingree co-sponsors the amendment, as Golden argues that a scientific tool used to assess the lobster industry's risk to right whales has not been subject to 3rd-party review.
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