Lobstermen packed meetings in midcoast and eastern Maine, but environmentalists took their turn defending the endangered species in South Portland on Thursday night.
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Maine Voices: Lobstermen threatened with the extinction of their way of life
Before imposing new rules, study whether there is a relationship between right whale deaths and fishing gear.
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Maine lobstermen insist they are not the ones killing right whales
About 70 frustrated fishermen tell federal regulators at a hearing in Machias that Canada, not Maine, is mostly to blame.
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Our View: No one is winning the US-China trade war
No one is getting anything out of the dispute, including the Maine lobster and blueberry industries.
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‘We just can’t compete with Canada right now’: Tariffs drive down U.S. lobster exports to China by 46%
But an increase in sales to Canada also has offset all but $14.4 million of the lost Chinese market.
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Our View: Program helps make lobstering less dangerous
Life jackets work only if fishermen wear them.
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Lifejackets for Lobstermen project outfitting Maine fishermen
Eleven models will be available at discounts during stops in 11 ports over the next month.
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Slow lobster season so far in Maine, but price is steady
The harvest is usually in full swing by July, but fishermen say they haven’t caught much this month.
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Maine Voices: Mills’ stand on fishing rules praised by lobster industry
Rules designed to protect whales should be related to the real causes of whale entanglements.
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Lobstermen, politicians rally in Stonington to protest whale rules
Hundreds of lobstermen and their families rallied to protest proposed federal rules aimed at protecting right whales.