SUFB 924: Lobstermen Fight Against New Regulations Designed To Restrict Lobster Fishing And Save Northern Right Whales

New restrictions by the Department of Marine Resources in Maine that are designed to help Northern Right Whales are causing the Maine Lobstermen's Association to worry about the negative effect it will have on their industry. 

I provide you with a description of how the whales are affected by the lobster fishery and how the restrictions could improve the whale population.

Link to Article:

https://www.pressherald.com/2019/11/03/lobster-industry-braces-for-right-whale-changes-amid-turbulent-times/

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