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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Commentary: Canada is doing its part to protect right whales
There has been a steady drumbeat eager to 'Blame Canada' for the plight of North Atlantic right whales.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
After lobster ruling, federal regulators mull how to quickly reduce risks for right whales
Among possible measures: limits on traps, reductions in the number of lines and a longer seasonal closure of lobstering waters.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
Lobstering group appeals decision in lawsuit over whale-protection rules
The Maine Lobstermen's Association says the new regulations are based on faulty science, and is now attempting to take that argument to a higher court.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
Commentary: What more can our lobstermen do than all they have been asked?
The recent ‘redlisting’ ignores that, for 25 years, Maine lobstermen have been playing by the rules – and those rules have worked.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
Fishermen must have more opportunity to be heard about whale rules, Gov. Mills says
The governor says federal regulators' plan to provide only 1 chance for public comment about the new rules later this month is not sufficient.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2022
Ships must slow down more often to save right whales, regulators say
Vessel strikes and entanglement in fishing gear are the biggest threats to the giant animals, which number fewer than 340 and are dwindling in population.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2022
Federal court rules that regulators haven’t done enough to protect right whales
The ruling says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration violated both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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PublishedJune 28, 2022
Whale entanglements drop, but remain major threat, government reports
Four of the 53 whales entangled in 2020 were North Atlantic right whales, which are in the midst of population decline due to recent years of high mortality and poor reproduction.
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PublishedJune 10, 2022
New rules could further slow ship speeds to protect right whales
The new rules could expand existing protections for North Atlantic right whales, which are currently protected by a network of 'slow zones,' requiring mariners to transit slowly to avoid whale collisions.
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PublishedMay 26, 2022
Sen. Susan Collins blocks NOAA nominee’s confirmation to protest new lobstering rules
Collins blocked the Senate confirmation of Jainey Kumar Bavishi to serve as an assistant secretary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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