The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a 64-year-old man believed to have gone overboard sometime Thursday while hauling lobster traps from a 12-foot skiff.
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‘He was bigger than life’: Family of missing lobsterman plans memorial
The family of Tylar Michaud, 18, knows he is gone even as the search continues, and say it is now time to celebrate his life.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
Hope vs. rope: Can technology save the whales, and Maine’s lobster industry, too?
The fishery has less than 6 years to come up with a new way of harvesting its catch – or risk regulations that could put lobstermen out of business.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts lobstermen sue to block closure meant to aid whales
The closure blocked off about 200 square miles of Massachusetts Bay from lobster fishing until the end of April.
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Mills, Maine delegation relieved by judge’s decision to delay stricter lobstering rules
But the lawmakers say the ruling fails to address regulations that threaten the industry without meaningfully protecting whales.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Maine lobstering group backs new speed limit on ships to protect whales
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association says the first such restriction in over a decade illustrates how little shipping has been regulated compared to the lobster industry.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
Endangered whale’s decline slows, but population continues to fall
One of the biggest challenges facing the right whales today is that the number of female whales capable of breeding appears to be falling.
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After lobster ruling, federal regulators mull how to quickly reduce risks for right whales
Among possible measures: limits on traps, reductions in the number of lines and a longer seasonal closure of lobstering waters.
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Maine fishermen are fighting to harvest more pogies, used as lobster bait
A complex quota system governs how many of the fish, also known as menhaden, can be harvested by states on the East Coast. But there’s debate about how or if the quotas should be changed.
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Boycotts, backlash over lobster fishery’s addition to ‘red list’
Maine’s lobster industry and its supporters are fighting back after Seafood Watch placed lobster on a list of seafood to avoid because of sustainability concerns.