Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions
The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to ...
NOAA withdraws proposal to protect endangered right whales, prompting frustration
MAINE, USA — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has withdrawn a proposed regulation intended to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from vessel strikes ...
Maine officials say noncompliance with regional lobster size standards could limit exports
Maine still needs to remain compliant with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Keliher says the ASMFC could ...
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Maine lobstermen celebrate withdrawal of gauge size increase
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Lobster Board previously delayed a proposed gauge size increase – ...
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Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped amid strong opposition from lobstermen
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the warming waters off New England. The ...
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Congress Urged to Give $300 Million Boost to Endangered Marine Species
WASHINGTON— More than 80 conservation organizations today urged Congress to increase the National Marine Fisheries ... The Fisheries Service determined that the markings on the rope were consistent ...
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Gulf of Maine's rising temperatures bring challenges and opportunities to local fisheries
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - The Gulf of Maine’s warming waters are profoundly affecting Maine’s working waterfront in more ways than one. Over the past decade, sea surface temperatures have ...