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Maine lobstermen are already facing gear changes and the seasonal closure of nearly 1,000 square miles of fishing grounds. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that should reduce whale mortality by about 46% but the agency is looking for further risk reductions of another 44%.
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Members of Maine's congressional delegation are targeting the California aquarium that recently "red listed" lobster by trying to cut off all federal funding to the institution.
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Feds have scheduled a Portland hearing this week over right whale protection efforts.
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Endangered whale numbers may be stabilizing after some bad years, but their future remains uncertainNo dead right whales have been spotted. Fifteen calves were born — the second-largest number since 2015. And observers were impressed by the saga of one whale, a mother who, injured and entangled in fishing gear, managed to escort her calf a thousand miles up the coast
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Maine's Congressional delegation is asking the Trump administration for proof that its recent trade deal with China will actually make a difference for…
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PORTLAND, Maine - A federal program that funds ocean research is going to help establish a push for more scientific work about lobsters in Maine.Maine's…
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There were more signs last year that the future of the lobster fishery lies off Canada. It's based on the latest findings about declining populations of…
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CUTLER, Maine - A scientist with the University of Maine says the discovery of baby lobsters in the deep waters off of eastern Maine could be good news…
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BRUNSWICK, Maine - An animal rights group wants to build a "roadside memorial'' in Maine near the site of a truck crash that spilled 7,000 pounds of live…
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Maine tourists or natives on a quest for lobster can find it in countless restaurants, grilled or baked, boiled or sautéed, whipped up into fancy gourmet…