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In a new push to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, Massachusetts lobstermen were required this year to substitute parts of their regular ropes with “weak” ropes.
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Federal officials have issued new regulations for the lobster and Jonah crab fisheries that are designed to protect North Atlantic right whales from entanglements in gear.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the protective zone is located south of Nantucket and it's designed to help North Atlantic right whales.
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The profitable U.S. lobster fishery will soon have to contend with new rules designed to protect an endangered species of whale, and that could…
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A worldwide conservation organization says the status of a rare species of whale has worsened to the point where it deserves greater attention from the…
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New Hampshire is drafting plans for how its lobster fishery will help meet new federal goals for protecting endangered North Atlantic right…
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East Coast environmental groups are suing the Trump administration to block drilling activities in the Atlantic Ocean.Federal officials issued permits…
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The Trump administration has approved a first step toward offshore oil and gas drilling on the Atlantic coast.The National Marine Fisheries Service issued…
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Whale-watching is a popular activity off New Hampshire's coast, but what do we really know about these huge marine mammals? We hear from a paleobiologist…
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will implement a protected zone off the coast of Massachusetts until the middle of the month to try to…