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North American lobster industry confronts 'ropeless' traps after whale entanglements
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn emerging technology to fish for lobsters virtually ropeless to prevent whale entanglements is...
New ‘ropeless’ fishing gear could have a massive impact on our oceans: ‘[This] isn’t going away...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA new type of “ropeless” fishing gear may save whales off California’s coasts. NPR recently reported...
Lobsters versus right whales: The latest chapter in a long quest to make fishing more sustainable
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLobster fishing uses a lot of rope, and whales can die after becoming entangled in it....
Maine's lobster fishermen struggle with efforts to save right whales
Scripps News via AOL· 3 months agoWillis Spear. Willis Spear stands in the backyard of his Yarmouth, Maine home. Behind him are dozens...
Ropeless gear program will keep P.E.I. snow crab harvester on water despite whale sightings
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA P.E.I. snow crab fisherman will be able to finish up his season, despite being on the edge of a...
Should You Stop Eating Maine Lobster? Seafood Watch Says Yes
Eating Well via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRight before Maine Lobster Week (Sept. 19-25) and National Lobster Day (Sept. 25), the Maine lobster...
North Atlantic right whale concerns impact the lobster industry. Here's what to know.
The Standard-Times via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoConcerns over the possibility of North Atlantic right whales becoming entangled in lobster traps are...
Lobster rules to protect whale will wait 2 years, judge says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal judge has ruled that new lobster fishing restrictions designed to conserve rare whales...
‘Avoid’ lobster from Maine? California aquarium’s warning has lobstermen fighting back
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe state of Maine is “synonymous with lobster,” according to a lawsuit filed by lobstermen who...
NOAA lays out plans for expanded testing of ropeless fishing technology
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 11—In their latest effort to protect endangered right whales, federal regulators have released a plan to increase the use of on-demand — or ropeless — fishing gear, an initiative that includes ...