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 ...
A fisherman caught an unusual shark off RI. Now researchers ask if more are moving here.
A young shark whose species normally live in southern waters is raising questions for researchers after its discovery off ...
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 ...
NOAA dumps controversial boat speed limit at heart of debate over protecting right whales
After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right whale conservation.
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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US regulators drop proposal that would have made boats slow down to protect whales
NC charter fishermen and officials expressed concern that the rule, intended to protect endangered North Atlantic right ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...