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Lobstering group wants to raise $500,000 for legal defense fund

by Penelope Overton May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is fighting a federal court ruling on right whales that could cripple the fishery.

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Fishermen getting desperate as $300 million federal bailout stalls

by Penelope Overton May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

Frustration is mounting among Maine fishermen and lawmakers over the aid, which was approved in March but still hasn’t been distributed.

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Maine fishermen seek relief, new markets to navigate ‘economic disaster’

by Penelope Overton April 23, 2020April 24, 2020

The industry was largely shut out of the initial federal relief efforts, but advocates hope that is about to change.

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State, lobstermen scramble to respond to judge’s right-whale ruling

by Penelope Overton April 13, 2020April 13, 2020

The state’s marine resources chief says ‘this could not have come at a worse time,’ but notes that the court has yet to hear the fishery’s legal arguments.

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Regulators fell short on protecting right whales from lobster industry, judge rules

by Penelope Overton April 10, 2020April 9, 2020

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg determines that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act by downplaying the lobster industry’s impact on the endangered whales.