Appeals court reinstates lobster fishing limits to preserve right whales
Conservation groups are praising a recent decision to reinstate protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales in a ...
Maine’s marine resources chief urges boaters to avoid right whales, pauses some enforcement
As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, officials have urged fishermen to remove some ...
Massachusetts lobster fishing limits to protect whales restored by appeals court
A federal appeals court on Thursday restored a U.S. agency rule restricting lobster and Jonah crab fishing off the ...
Atlantic Whale Protections Win Second Chance in Appeals Court
A North Atlantic federal whale protection program was ruled legal by a federal appeals court Thursday after a lower court ...
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First Circuit saves the whales despite lobstermen’s complaints
BOSTON (CN) — The First Circuit on Thursday upheld a federal regulation that limits lobster and Jonah crab fishing off Cape ...
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Maine urges voluntary action as right whale sightings surge
In his message, Kehiler warned lobstermen that any entanglements linked to Maine fishing gear could lead to further ...
Cold winter brings traditional ice fishing contest back to New Jersey's largest lake
The winter has been cold enough so far for Lake Hopatcong to freeze, which means the traditional ice fishing contest is on.
North Atlantic right whales should live past 100 years old. They're dying around 22
North Atlantic right whales should live well past 100 years, but threats to the endangered species, including from commercial crab and lobster fishing, have cut their lifespan to a fraction of that, a ...
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NOAA dumps controversial boat speed limit at heart of debate over protecting right whales
At the heart of the matter is the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale ... deaths caused by vessel strike or entanglement in fishing gear. NOAA said the deaths are a significant ...
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NOAA withdraws vessel speed limit proposal to reduce North Atlantic right whale strikes
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Federal regulators on Wednesday withdrew proposed changes to vessel speed limit rules intended to ...
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SAVING THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE
Among many other actions, defending these whales from entanglement in fishing gear, in 2018 the Center and allies sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to prevent North Atlantic right ...