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Category: Whales

Guest Column: What is Driving North Atlantic Right Whales to Extinction?

Posted on November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 by Bob Steneck in Whales

First printed in Working Waterfront, reprinted with permission When I was a child, I listened to Smoky Bear tell us, “Only YOU can prevent forest fires!” That was a clear and direct message but it … Continue reading →

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Tracking Right Whales is Complicated

Posted on October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 by Melissa Waterman in Whales

Where are the North Atlantic right whales? The question is an urgent one for the future of both U.S. fisheries and the shipping industry because federal laws do not allow for the loss of a … Continue reading →

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Guest Column: Climate is the real culprit in the whale saga

Posted on March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 by By Susie Arnold, Working Waterfront, reprinted with permission in Whales

In following the rollercoaster of how new regulations designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale will impact Maine’s lobster fishery and the communities the industry supports, two recent announcements stuck out to me. One … Continue reading →

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MLA Legal Appeal Argues NMFS Did Not Follow the Law

Posted on February 1, 2023 by MLA Staff in Whales

On January 10, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) and its supporting intervenors filed final briefs in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The MLA is appealing D.C. District Court Judge … Continue reading →

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Historic Congressional Action Hits Pause on New Whale Rules

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 by MLA Staff in MLA News, Whales

Maine’s Congressional delegation, working with Governor Mills, achieved what some might call a “Christmas Miracle” for Maine’s lobster industry. The Omnibus federal funding bill, which Congress approved in late December, included a policy rider that … Continue reading →

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Guest Column: A lifeline for Maine’s lobster industry

Posted on January 24, 2023August 2, 2023 by MLA Staff in Community Voices, Whales

By U..S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Reps. Chellie Pingree andJared Golden, and Maine Governor Janet Mills Several years ago, when NOAA began working on regulations that drastically affect Maine’s lobster fishery without meaningfully advancing the … Continue reading →

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Guest Column: Whale regulations, ‘red list’ for lobster absurd

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 by Togue Brawn in Community Voices, Whales

A few weeks ago I attended a potluck fundraiser at a local library to raise money for the Maine Lobstermen’s Association’s Legal Defense Fund. MLA President Kristan Porter spoke of the importance of potlucks, where … Continue reading →

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Lobster Town Meeting Returns to Portland

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 by Kevin Kelley in Business & Economics, Whales

The U.S.-Canada Lobster Town meeting, organized by the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, will return to Portland this year on February 3 and 4. The meeting will address pressing issues affecting the lobster … Continue reading →

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Generous Islesford Gathering Raises $20,000 for Save Maine Lobstermen

Posted on December 30, 2022January 24, 2023 by Barbara Fernald in People & Places, Whales

By Barbara FernaldFirst published in Working Waterfront. Reprinted with permission. On July 8, I received an e-mail from the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) asking if [my husband] Bruce and I knew someone who would be … Continue reading →

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MLA Wins Expedited Review of Whale Rules

Posted on December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 by MLA Staff in Federal, MLA News, People & Places, Whales

Former U.S. Solicitor General joins MLA’s legal team First published in Landings, November 2022 A federal appeals court has sided with the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) in granting its request to expedite consideration of its … Continue reading →

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