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Notice for Mid-Atlantic American Lobster Federal Permit Holders: Lobster Conservation Management Area 4 Seasonal Closure

Lobster fishing is prohibited in Lobster Conservation Management Area (LCMA) 4 during this seasonal closure. Federal lobster permit holders may not possess or land lobster taken from LCMA 4 from April ...
The Boston Globe

Whales are dying. Ropes from lobster traps are partly to blame. That’s put lobsters — and the people who catch them — in the crosshairs of conservation groups.

A key seafood industry watchdog group urges consumers not to eat lobster because of the impact on endangered right whales. YORK, Maine — On a Wednesday afternoon last month, Sam Sewall snagged a ...
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Lobster boats must keep using tracking devices for government observation, court rules

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. government can continue requiring America's lobster fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices to collect data, a federal appeals court has ruled, denying claims ...
Reuters

Lobster fishing endangers whales, says judge backing feds' finding

Judge rejects lobster industry stance that evidence doesn't back conservation group claims fishing gear causes whale deaths Environmental groups say decision underscores urgency of reforms (Reuters) - ...
Phys.org

New study: Industry conservation ethic proves critical to Gulf of Maine lobster fishery

Model simulations revealed that, without conservation measures to protect large lobsters and reproductive females, lobster abundance in the Gulf of Maine would have increased by 242% instead of 515%.
The Washington Examiner

Scientists worry lobster conservation is faltering

WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Marine scientists and lobster harvesters in Maine’s largest fishery say some fishermen may be abandoning a key conservation method practiced for nearly 100 years at ...