Lobster industry is anxious over upcoming North Atlantic right whale protection rules

July 4, 2021 Canada, Mid Atlantic, National, New England, South Atlantic

The federal government is working on new rules designed to reduce risk to North Atlantic right whales,,, One of the threats the whales face is entanglement in ropes that connect to lobster and crab traps in the ocean. Early indications show that the changes required by the rules could be significant. They’re also vulnerable to ship strikes, and face the looming threat of warming oceans. Acting NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Paul Doremus said in June that the U.S. and Canada, which also harvests lobsters, must “take and sustain additional efforts to reduce right whale mortalities and serious injuries.” >click to read< 10:39

Allison Ferreira, Beth Casoni, entanglement, lobster industry, Maine Lobstermen’s Association, Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association, NOAA, North Atlantic right whale, Patrice McCarron, ship strikes, U.S. and Canada

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