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State lawmakers are considering a new, million-dollar fund to help Maine lobstermen test fishing gear that's intended to minimize interactions with right whales.
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Under legislation from Maine House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham, the state would divert $500,000 a year through 2030 to support the lobster industry's legal defense. The funds would be paid for through existing surcharges on lobster licenses.
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Maine lobstermen are asking that the Monterey Bay Aquarium rescind the "red listing" and pay them compensatory damages for the economic harm they say the rating has caused them.
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Lower prices at the dock and a more modest harvest of nearly 98 million pounds brought the fishery’s value down last year.
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Federal legislation from a top House Democrat would undo a six-year pause on new fishing regulations intended to protect right whales. Maine's congressional delegation has promised to oppose it.
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The Maine Lobstermen's Association argues the federal government ignored best available data and relied on "bad science" to regulate in favor of endangered North Atlantic right whales. But with an estimated 340 right whales remaining, available data on the whales' whereabouts and their entanglements is often limited, the government said.
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Maine Lobstermen's Association says it will go to Supreme Court to prevent more federal restrictionsThe Maine Lobstermen's Association says it will go all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary, to prevent more federal restrictions aimed at protecting endangered right whales.
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U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said the National Marine Fisheries Service rationally drew on the best available data to develop regulations and that he would not strike them down.
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Maine's commercial menhaden season will close Sunday, which could have implications for Maine lobstermen who depend on the fish as an affordable source of bait.
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Maine’s lobster fishermen braced for a difficult summer this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but then the unexpected happened. They kept…