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Lobster fishery

Published
October 20, 2022

Court agrees to fast-track Maine lobstering group’s appeal of whale rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia agrees to expedite the Maine Lobstermen's Association's appeal of a National Marine Fisheries Service decision regarding right whale protections.
Published
September 13, 2022

Maine Delegation presses fisheries agency for fair treatment of Maine lobster fishery

National Marine Fisheries Service has given representatives of the fishery just two days to develop new plans two reduce risk to right whales by 90% in response to recent court ruling. The agency has also denied lobstermen access to data tool used to create regulations.
Published
September 12, 2022

Maine politicians scramble to show support for lobster industry

Long seen as emblematic of Maine's hardworking ethos, lobstering holds an outsized influence on the state's electorate and politicians from both parties want to show voters that they are on board.
Published
August 31, 2021

Updated: NOAA imposes seasonal ban on traditional lobstering for large part of Gulf of Maine

The restrictions, which affect 950 square miles, are intended to protect the endangered right whale, but lobstermen worry it will endanger their industry and way of life.

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