The Honorable Neil Jacobs, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction and Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Dear Acting Under Secretary Jacobs: We are writing in regard to … Continue reading
Category: Management, WhalesIn the coming weeks, DMR will hold meetings with the seven Lobster Zone Councils to facilitate the development of a plan that meets targets established by the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (TRT) for … Continue reading
Category: WhalesThe U.S. Interior Department is still processing permit applications for companies to conduct seismic testing in the Atlantic — a precursor to drilling — despite shelving its plan to vastly expand offshore drilling. Atlantic coastal … Continue reading
Category: WhalesThere is a lot of buzz right now around the docks, in coffee shops and on Facebook about what the new whale measures will mean for Maine. Most lobstermen have understood since last year that … Continue reading
Category: Whales“I felt like I was leaving the funeral of a good friend,” said Stonington lobsterman and MLA board member John Williams. He was referring to the stress he felt at the close of the week-long … Continue reading
Category: WhalesAfter a disastrous 2017 for North Atlantic right whales — 17 deaths and no births — we face the question of how to ensure that these iconic large whales survive in our increasingly busy coastal … Continue reading
Category: Science, Whales