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Maine Right Whale Court Case on Hold Until May

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Mary Anne Mason in Whales

On November 16, 2020, Judge Lance Walker ordered a temporary stay in the lawsuit led by Max Strahan, aka Man Against Xtinction, in September 2019 in U.S. District court in Bangor. Strahan had brought suit … Continue reading →

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Draft Whale Rules Expected by Fall

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Patrice McCarron in Whales

Maine lobstering communities are waiting with great anxiety to learn the outcome of two court cases related to North Atlantic right whale protections. Each case has the potential to fundamentally change how lobster fishing is … Continue reading →

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Nonprofit Organization Petitions NMFS for Closures

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Melissa Waterman in Whales

On June 18, the Pew Charitable Trusts sent a petition to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requesting emergency rules in a broad stretch of the Gulf of Maine … Continue reading →

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Time is Short for MLA Legal Team

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Melissa Waterman in Whales

The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) has assembled a powerful legal team to represent its members in legal and regulatory challenges regarding the level of protection necessary to safeguard endangered North Atlantic right whales from lobster … Continue reading →

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Economic Impact of Whale Regulations Would be Profound

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Melissa Waterman in Whales

You see it when you drive into town. The simple clapboard houses along Route 187 have ocean views that reach to the horizon. Head down the road a bit and you come to Moosabec Marine, … Continue reading →

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At the Forum: NOAA Officials Answer Tough Questions About Whale Plan

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Melissa Waterman in Management

A panel of five officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spoke to and answered questions from a largely polite audience of lobstermen and others at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum in March. Chris Oliver, … Continue reading →

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Guest column: Technology at sea: A refresher on EM, ER, and VMS

Posted on February 6, 2020February 4, 2020 by Lange Solberg in Community Voices

The evolution of technology in commercial fisheries is as constant as the industry itself. Traps, nets, engines, electronics, and materials have always been changing at varying paces through time. It is worth remembering that adopting … Continue reading →

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The Year in Review: 2019 packed with change and conflicts

Posted on January 3, 2020January 6, 2020 by Patrice McCarron in MLA News

2019 was a year of great change for the state of Maine, the lobster industry and the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA). The lobster industry greeted 2019 with much anguish over prospects for an acute bait … Continue reading →

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Steaming ahead

Posted on December 11, 2019December 6, 2019 by Patrice MacCarron in Community Voices, People & Places

A fundamental truth in life is the concept that “united we stand, divided we fall.” And that is abundantly true in the lobstering world. As a diverse community, the lobster industry is notorious for its … Continue reading →

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Steaming Ahead September 2019

Posted on September 15, 2019September 23, 2019 by Patrice McCarron in MLA News, People & Places, Whales

On August 30, the MLA notified the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that we would not be a part of their effort to put the full responsibility for the right whale decline on the lobster … Continue reading →

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