Tag Archives: Massachusetts Lobster Association

State opens lobster season following protest

May 10, 2019   New England

Lobstermen protesting the state’s restrictions on fishing and speed limits in Cape Cod Bay received a reprieve Friday, when the restrictions were lifted.
The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies,,reported Thursday night that an aerial survey revealed that the right whales have migrated out of these waters. The Division of Marine Fisheries lifted the restrictions, >click to read<,, It was a turbulent week for local lobstermen, who protested the restrictions, which had been extended to May 15 originally.10 photo’s, >click to read<15:13

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House Resolution 1568 – SAVE Right Whales Act, committee backs right whale conservation bill

May 2, 2019   Mid Atlantic, New England, South Atlantic

House Resolution 1568 — whose lead sponsor, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., is one of nearly two dozen people running for the Democratic nomination for president — provides $5 million per year from 2019 to 2029 that would go to relevant state and tribal agencies, research institutions and nonprofits with expertise required in right whale conservation.,,, U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., presented the bill and said it’s been endorsed by the Massachusetts Lobster Association and the Cape Cod Fishermen’s Alliance. It’s also backed by Oceana, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Humane Society of the United States, among others. >click to read<11:43

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