• Published

  December 7, 2022
  

  Maine startup hopes trawler cams help save world’s dwindling fish stocks

  To sustainably manage what’s left, scientists need reliable data on the activities of the tens of thousands of fishing vessels, but independent observers are scarce. Can technology do the job?

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  February 19, 2022
  

  Maine lobster at risk of losing a sustainability label over right whale concerns

  The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its 'red list.'

• Published

  October 28, 2021
  

  Government, conservation groups file appeal to reinstate seasonal lobstering ban

  The partial fishery closure, which would have taken effect this month, was intended to help protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.

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  October 11, 2021
  

  Maine lobster industry decries lack of clarity on enforcement of new whale-protection rules

  Federal officials said they expect high compliance and will focus on educating violators, although big penalties can be invoked based on a patchwork of environmental laws.

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  September 1, 2021
  

  New federal lobstering restrictions spark backlash from industry and elected officials

  ‘This was the worst-case scenario,’ one Maine lobsterman says of rules to protect endangered whales by seasonally restricting 950 square miles of the Gulf of Maine.

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