Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions
The federal government is withdrawing a proposal that would require more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to ...
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NH looking for candidates to serve on fishing council
The State of New Hampshire has been notified by the National Marine Fisheries Service of a vacancy for New Hampshire ... fishery resources from 3 to 200 miles off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, ...
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US government signs agreement ending lawsuit over marine mammal protections in foreign fisheries
The U.S. government has signed a legal agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Animal Welfare Institute ...
NH and Maine lobstermen push back against new size rule amid economic fears
A new regulation on catchable lobster size could significantly reduce lobster hauls this summer and lobstermen are fighting ...
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US lawmakers move to block NOAA Fisheries from closing red snapper fishery
Federal lawmakers from the U.S. state of Florida have introduced legislation to block NOAA Fisheries from closing the ...
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MAINE, USA — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has withdrawn a proposed regulation intended to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from vessel strikes ...
Over 75 right whales – 20% of endangered population – spotted off Maine coast
Dozens of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted in the Gulf of Maine this week, researchers from the ...
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US regulators drop proposal that would have made boats slow down to protect whales
The National Marine Fisheries Service rule would have required any vessel longer than 35 feet to limit its top speed to 10 knots off North Carolina’s coast between Nov. 1 and April 30.