| Tipoffs for Bangor, Maine (Lobsters) Newsletter for Sunday November 21, 2021 ( 3 items ) |
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Center for Biological Diversity: Court Reinstates Gulf of Maine Lobstering Restriction to Protect Endangered Right Whales
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 19 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021:
The First Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted an emergency motion to reinstate a seasonal prohibition on lobster fishing with buoy lines in an area roughly 30 nautical miles off the coast of Maine. The National Marine Fisheries Service implemented the measure to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from deadly entanglements in lobster ge
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Conservation Law Foundation: Court Reinstates Gulf of Maine Lobstering Restriction to Protect Endangered Right Whales
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 (TNSPol) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release:
The First Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday reinstated a seasonal prohibition on lobster fishing with buoy lines in an area roughly 30 nautical miles off the coast of Maine after an emergency motion was filed by environmental groups. The National Marine Fisheries Service implemented the prohibition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from deadly entanglements
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Maine Gov. Mills & DMR Commissioner Keliher Respond to First Circuit Court Decision Reinstating Lobster Fishery Closure in Gulf of Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021:
Governor Mills and Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher issued the following statements today on the U.S. Court of Appeals' decision to reinstate a 967 square mile fisheries closure off the Maine coast. The closure had been temporarily suspended by U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker in October as a result of a lawsuit filed by the Maine Lobster Union.
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