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University of Maine Research Defines Lobster Line Requirements for Whale Entanglement Risk Reduction
May 05, 2022
ORONO, Maine, May 5 (TNSJou) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release:

Efforts to reduce the risk of entanglement in lobster trap lines for the endangered North Atlantic right whale may need to consider more factors than just line strength if they want to be safe, effective and economical, according to new research led by the University of Maine and the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR).

North Atlantic right whales have the potential to get . . .

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