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More restrictions considered for Massachusetts lobstermen MARSHFIELD To protect North Atlantic right whales, regulators want to expand an annual three-month ban on the use of lobstering equipment off Cape Cod Bay to include all Massachusetts waters. Since 2015, federal regulations have banned the use of lobstering equipment from Feb. 1 until at least April 30 off Cape Cod Bay and beyond, shutting down the local industry for the winter. The goal is to reduce the chances of whales becoming entangled in the gear. Right whales are common in Cape Cod Bay during late winter and early spring, especially during March and April. Now the state Division of Marine Fisheries is proposing to extend that ban to all waters within the state s jurisdiction. ....
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 Buzzards Bay to Ipswich Bay, would prevent commercial lobstermen from setting their traps ....
Views They Cannot See The Photo Requests From Solitary project, and its installation at Eastern State Penitentiary, puts a human face on prison policy. Matt Rourke/AP Photo Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, closed in 1970, is now a historic site open for tours. In a space devoid of stimulation, Stephen most wanted to see a dove. Carlos longed for a rendering of âred sky at sunset off the coast of Southern California.â Tyrone asked for a picture of the present: âmyself, age 62, in a cell, yearning for release from 25 years in solitary.â Photo Requests From Solitary gives people in isolation the views they cannot see. Laurie Jo Reynolds, one of its main organizers, terms the project âlegislative art,â which intervenes in politics and policy with the goal of enacting changeâin this case, prison and solitary reform. Jeanine Oleson, an interdisciplinary artist, and Jean Casella, co-director of watchdog group Solitary ....