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Critical policy, science, and enforcement staff gathered in Gloucester, MA, to inspect embedded gear in the deceased right whale #5120. Photo by U.S. Coast Guard District 1.

Maine fishing rope found in dead North Atlantic right whale

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Early stages of rebuilding the Relentless at Cape Codder Marine. Cape Codder Marine photo.

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Iconic 46' Jarvis Newman lobster boat undergoes extensive restoration

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Fla. lobster importer fined $5M, faces probation

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Right whale catalogued as #5120, seen here as a healthy calf in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in July 2021.Gina Lonati/University of New Brunswick photo, taken under DFO Canada SARA permit.

Dead right whale at Martha’s Vineyard was seen entangled off Canada in 2022

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Lobster co-op looks to recover after storm ravages pier

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Lobster pots outfitted with Edgetech on demand systems. Northeast Fisheries Science Center photo.

New round opens for testing pop-up lobster gear

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Rare lobster colors intrigue researchers

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Responders from the Center for Coastal Studies work to free an minke whale entangled in a 20-pot trawl line in June 2022. The team cut the buoy line near the whale’s mouth, and the fisherman was able to recover the gear. Center for Coastal Studies photo/

NOAA reports whale entanglements decreased in 2022

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Rutgers underwater robots called gliders being deployed in 2023 to observe water quality along the New Jersey coastal shelf. Rutgers University photo/Chip Haldeman.

Rutgers scientists saw low oxygen, fish mortality in 2023

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U.S.-owned lobster plant shuts down in New Brunswick

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Henry Allens Seafood is one among many lobster wharves heavily damaged by the storm that blasted the Maine coast on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Another storm is approaching and due to hit on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Henry Allen's Seafood.

Maine’s fishing infrastructure hammered by winter storm

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