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“Low profile” gear could ease the strain between fishermen and whales
A low profile may be the best solution for lobster fishermen in Maine. The state Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is working to find lobster gear alternatives to new proposed requirements from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as part of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP). This proposal would prohibit the use
Lobster Shell Disease – Rhode Island, L.I. Sound may be a wakeup call for Maine
Lobster Shell Disease has been the buzzword up and down the East Coast these past five years, since its debut off Rhode Island and in Long Island Sound in 1999. Before that time, Long Island Sound was the nation’s third largest lobster producer. The mysterious die-off of lobsters decimated New York’s $100 million industry. The