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Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009 as fishers grapple with climate change, whale rules
The lobster industry, based mostly in Maine, has had an unprecedented decade in terms of the volume and value of the lobsters brought to the docks.
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US lobster catch at lowest level since 2009 as fishery deals with changes
America’s lobster fishing business dipped in catch while grappling with challenges including a changing ocean environment and new rules designed to protect rare whales. The lobster industry, based mostly in Maine, has had an unprecedented decade in terms of the volume and value of the lobsters brought to the docks. But members of the industry have also said they...
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Landmark Law Saved Whales Through Marine Industries Change
The drive to protect vanishing whales has brought profound impacts to marine industries and those changes are accelerating as the Endangered Species Act approaches its 50th anniversary.
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Vanishing Right Whale Must Remain on Endangered List, Feds Say
NOAA’s announcement came a week after Maine’s congressional delegation announced plans to use the federal spending bill to attempt to delay new protections for the whales for six years.