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Conservationists say the practice of catching the crabs, bleeding them for the unique chemical that detects toxic contamination, and then returning them to sea results in far too many of them dying.
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More restrictions considered for Massachusetts lobstermen
MARSHFIELD To protect North Atlantic right whales, regulators want to expand an annual three-month ban on the use of lobstering equipment off Cape Cod Bay to include all Massachusetts waters.
Since 2015, federal regulations have banned the use of lobstering equipment from Feb. 1 until at least April 30 off Cape Cod Bay and beyond, shutting down the local industry for the winter. The goal is to reduce the chances of whales becoming entangled in the gear.
Right whales are common in Cape Cod Bay during late winter and early spring, especially during March and April.
Now the state Division of Marine Fisheries is proposing to extend that ban to all waters within the state s jurisdiction.