Oceana bolsters the release of a report with a clip featuring actor Sam Waterston, who says the whales ‘could go extinct in your lifetime.’ Maine’s lobster industry says it’s untrue and unfair, and releases its own video. Watch both videos here.
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Lobstermen’s group pulls its support for proposal to protect right whales
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association says the plan to reduce buoy lines to protect the endangered species is riddled with errors and bad science.
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Commentary: Mainers can get it right on North Atlantic right whales
With imagination and perseverance, innovative solutions are possible that allow both lobstermen and right whales to thrive.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Lobstermen threatened with the extinction of their way of life
Before imposing new rules, study whether there is a relationship between right whale deaths and fishing gear.
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Maine lobstermen insist they are not the ones killing right whales
About 70 frustrated fishermen tell federal regulators at a hearing in Machias that Canada, not Maine, is mostly to blame.
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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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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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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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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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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.