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Obituary: Donal Leon Staples
SCARBOROUGH - Donal Leon Staples of Scarborough, passed away on Jan. 9, 2021 at Maine Veterans’ Homes of Scarborough, his home .
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Donal Leon Staples
SCARBOROUGH – Donal Leon Staples of Scarborough, passed away on Jan. 9, 2021 at Maine Veterans’ Homes of Scarborough, his home for nearly two years. He formerly lived in Falmouth for 16 years. Donal was born on Sept. 22, 1927 in Plymouth, Mass. and raised in nearby Marshfield where he and his wife Elaine later raised five children. Donal was a Brant Rock lobsterman and Elaine taught 3rd and 4th grades in Marshfield. They retired in 1985, and moved first to Parsonsfield and then Holmes Beach, Fla. where Elaine passed away in 1997.
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.
State officials plan to ban lobster fishing for several months a year to help endangered right whales
By David Abel Globe Staff,Updated December 17, 2020, 10:34 a.m.
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A North Atlantic right whale fed on the surface of Cape Cod bay off Plymouth.Michael Dwyer/AP/file
In a major step to protect North Atlantic right whales, state officials are poised to ban lobster fishing in all Massachusetts waters during periods when the critically endangered species typically feeds in the region.
The
proposed
restrictions, which could be devastating for hundreds of fixed-gear fishermen from Buzzards Bay to Ipswich Bay, would prevent commercial lobstermen from setting their traps