A federal administrator says that state measures have taken more time than be expected to be developed.
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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.
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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.
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Lobster industry braces for right whale changes amid turbulent times
The state will hold industry meetings this week on its proposal to protect endangered right whales before submitting a final plan to federal fishing regulators in mid-November.
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Judge rules in favor of conservationists on right whale protection
A federal judge has ruled that 2 fishing areas off New England will remain closed to certain kinds of gear to protect the endangered species of whale.
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Our View: State’s plan for lobster lines an improvement
Between 2017 and 2018, 20 right whales died — a staggering 4 percent of the population — mostly from entanglements with fishing lines. Experts say even one death a year could doom the population, which has fallen to about 400.
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Scientists ID right whale found dead in New York waters
Snake Eyes, a 40-year-old male, was last seen entangled in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in August.