Portland, Maine National Marine Fisheries Service

Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions

The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale.

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NOAA withdraws proposal to protect endangered right whales, prompting frustration

MAINE, USA — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has withdrawn a proposed regulation intended to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from vessel strikes. The decision has left conservationists and Maine’s lobster industry expressing disappointment, though for different reasons.

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Biden Administration Withdraws Proposal to Expand Protections for Rare Whales

The proposed rules would have slowed more ships to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales.

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Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped amid strong opposition from lobstermen

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the warming waters off New England. The ...

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Maine lobstermen celebrate withdrawal of gauge size increase

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Lobster Board previously delayed a proposed gauge size increase – ...

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Gulf of Maine's rising temperatures bring challenges and opportunities to local fisheries

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - The Gulf of Maine’s warming waters are profoundly affecting Maine’s working waterfront in more ways than one. Over the past decade, sea surface temperatures have ...

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