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Aerial surveys estimated that 40 percent of the surviving North Atlantic right whale population was swimming near Cape Cod, Mass., in late April 2021. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries photo.

NMFS issues final rule for gear modifications to protect whales

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The Lynn Marie, hitting 27 mph, beat Hook & Ladder at the Long Island races Aug. 21, 2021. Jon Johansen photo.

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It’s a wrap for 2021 lobster boat race season

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Bue Eyed Girl in the lead at the 2021 Maine Lobster Boat Races at Pemaquid. Jon Johansen photo

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Lobster Boat Race winner takes home new engine

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Bad bait: Right whale group gets it wrong

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Spiny lobster. Florida Fish and Wildlife photo/Dan Ellinor.

Gulf lobster: Post-covid, hope for ‘normal season with good pricing’

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The Maine Aqua Ventus pilot project would install a pair of 6-megawatt floating wind turbines off Monhegan Island. University of Maine rendering.

Maine compromise prohibits new offshore wind development in state waters

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Blue Eyed Girl was a force to reckoned with at the Boothbay and Rockland races. Jon Johansen photo

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Maine’s Lobster Capital hosts boat races this weekend

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The final rule establishes coral protection areas around Georges Bank and in the Gulf of Maine. New England Fishery Management Council graphic.

Northeast coral protection rule finalized

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President Biden is considering whether to reverse the Trump administration executive order on fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument. NOAA image.

Biden administration may reinstate Northeast marine monument restrictions

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A lobster dock at Point Judith, R.I. Rhode Island was among states that issued emergency permits enabling fishermen to sell directly to the public after the covid-19 pandemic shut down their usual markets. Sarah Smith/Rutgers University photo.

Going viral can be a nightmare: Here’s one way to handle it

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Cape Cod lobster diver Michael Packard was momentarily swallowed by a foraging humpback whale June 11, 2021. Michael Packard photo via Provincetown Community Space/Facebook.

Cape Cod lobster diver’s Jonah moment

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