Record births are slowing the endangered species’ decline, potentially shifting the regulatory landscape for the state’s iconic fishery.
North Atlantic right whale
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Congress weighs 10-year delay in lobstering rules that protect North Atlantic right whales
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine urged a committee to give the lobstering industry more time to prepare for regulations that advocates fear could hurt the industry.
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Biden administration withdraws rules to protect endangered right whales from ship collisions
Conservation groups say the move will leave the North Atlantic right whale — which now numbers fewer than 380 — vulnerable to extinction.
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Third right whale entanglement reported in a week
One North Atlantic right whale was seen near North Carolina wrapped in fishing rope and buoys. Two others were spotted off Massachusetts.
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Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whales number less than 400, and the species faces existential threats from entanglement in gear and collisions with ships.
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First right whales of season gorge on critical food off Massachusetts, giving hope for a strong year
Scientists said they observed the first 2 right whales of the season in Cape Cod Bay on Nov. 18, and the animals are finding abundant food.
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Critically endangered right whale numbers up slightly last year
The North Atlantic right whales are the most critically endangered large whale species on the planet.
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Officials confirm 1st case of Maine lobster gear causing the death of endangered right whale
The whale was found dead near Martha’s Vineyard in January, but the official cause of death – ‘chronic entanglement’ in fishing gear that belonged to a Maine lobsterman – was announced Wednesday.
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Regulators move to delay increase in minimum lobster size
Lobster harvesters and dealers say that the fraction-of-an-inch change could eliminate the most lucrative segment of their catch and give Canadian competitors an unfair advantage.
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Boothbay-based Bigelow scientists detect rare sign of climate resilience
New research finds promising patterns in the menagerie of microbes at the ocean’s surface.