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The conflict within the lobster fishing community is the latest front in an ongoing battle over what accommodations fishermen can and should make to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
The resumption of killing whales for profit for the first time in over 30 years has offered little cause for celebration
Whales Found Dead Under Australian Warship in San Diego May Have Been Mother, Calf On 5/12/21 at 5:53 AM EDT The bodies of two fin whales surfaced after becoming dislodged from the hull of HMAS Sydney as it berthed alongside Naval Base San Diego on Saturday morning, NCA News Wire reported. The destroyer warship has been holding joint exercises with the U.S. Navy in the area since last month. The U.S. Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries and other bodies are working to review the incident, the Australian Department of Defence said i...
State officials plan to ban lobster fishing for several months a year to help endangered right whales By David Abel Globe Staff,Updated December 17, 2020, 10:34 a.m. Email to a Friend A North Atlantic right whale fed on the surface of Cape Cod bay off Plymouth.Michael Dwyer/AP/file In a major step to protect North Atlantic right whales, state officials are poised to ban lobster fishing in all Massachusetts waters during periods when the critically endangered species typically feeds in the region. The proposed restrictions, which could be devastating for hundreds of fixed-gear fishermen from B...