NOAA, Maine and American lobster
SeafoodSource · 1h
NOAA confirms link between Maine lobster fishing and right whale death
The whale, right whale #5120, was found dead off the coast of Massachusetts in January 2024, and a necropsy in February was entangled in gear with markings that NOAA said were consistent with rope used in Maine state water trap/pot buoy lines used for lobster fishing.
WGAN · 25m
Officials confirm death of North Atlantic Right whale due to Maine lobster gear
Federal biologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the cause of death of the young female whale, labeled "Right Whale #5120" was chronic entanglement, with the gear found wrapped around the whale sporting the purple markings that Maine lobstermen use on trap and buoy lines.
WMUR · 1d
NOAA officials confirm fishing gear led to death of endangered right whale off New England coast
Federal investigators said Maine fishing gear is to blame for the death of an endangered right whale. Maine lobstermen said they're sad to hear about the whale’s death, but they also fear new regulations will endanger their livelihoods. The female right whale was found dead near Martha's Vineyard in January.
The Boston Globe · 1d
North Atlantic right whale found washed up on Vineyard died from ‘chronic entanglement,’ federal officials say
A juvenile North Atlantic right whale that washed up on Martha’s Vineyard in January with fishing gear caught in its tail died from “chronic entanglement” with such equipment in ocean waters, according to federal officials.
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