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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
PROTESTS AND PRAYERS
The suspense was finally over. Now the lobstermen of Vinalhaven had to face new federal rules that could threaten their livelihood. Despair came first, then decision time.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
One of Connecticut’s last lobstermen sticks with it, despite his near empty hauls
‘We’re victims of climate change,’ said Michael Grimshaw. ‘It hasn’t played out good for us.’
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
Read the full series: The Lobster Trap
The plentiful catch that brought wealth to fishing families is declining, as climate change warms the Gulf of Maine. A way of life is on the line, but lobstermen can't, or won't, imagine another.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
THE LOBSTER TRAP
The plentiful catch that brought wealth to fishing families is at risk, as climate change warms the Gulf of Maine. A way of life is on the line, but lobstermen can’t, or won’t, imagine another.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Lobstermen to weigh in on plan for monitoring of boats
The lobster fishing business is facing a host of other new restrictions to try to protect the rare whales.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
Supreme Court denies Maine Lobstering Union’s request to reopen closed area
The union's members don't know what legal steps they might take until they discuss the ruling with their legal team.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2021
Groups seek input from Maine fishermen to improve industry education
Maine Coast Fishermen's Association Executive Director Ben Martens said the goal is to identify where existing education and training programs "might be enhanced to better meet the needs of the next generation."
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Lobstermen must start removing gear to save whales, federal regulators say
New rules make roughly 950 square miles in the Gulf of Maine essentially off limits to lobster fishing from October through January.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2021
Federal appeals court reinstates lobstering closure in Gulf of Maine
A federal judge's ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Maine Lobstering Union and other industry businesses had temporarily halted the closure.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2021
Lobstermen’s group launches $10 million fundraising push to ‘save’ industry jobs
The Maine Lobstermen's Association says it needs money to fight new federal restrictions intended to help protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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