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
NOAA Estimates Only 366 Right Whales Alive
Every year, NOAA Fisheries estimates the endangered North Atlantic right whale population abundance and shares that estimate at the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium’s annual meeting, held this year on Oct 27-28, 2020. This year’s … Continue reading
Governor Mills Responds to Pew Charitable Trusts Petition for Closures
Standing up for Maine’s vital lobster industry and its hardworking men and women, Governor Janet Mills today urged U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to deny a petition by Pew Charitable Trusts that would prohibit … Continue reading
Letter from Delegation to NOAA, May 2019
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
New Organization Makes Collaboration A Priority Offshore
Formed in 2018, the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) is a membership-based coalition of fishing industry associations and fishing companies with an interest in improving the compatibility of new offshore development with their businesses. RODA … Continue reading
Guest Column: Right Whale Deaths Trigger a Need for Action
Since April 2017, 17 North Atlantic right whales have been observed dead in both U.S. and Canadian waters, a nearly 4% loss of the population. A study published in September by NOAA Fisheries’ Northeast Fisheries … Continue reading