Maine and Massachusetts are receiving more than $27 million to enhance data collection, improve fishing gear and make other changes designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale. The species is jeopardized by entanglement in commercial fishing gear and collisions with large ships.
PORTLAND, Maine — Scientists and officials in New England hope to collect better data about a vanishing whale species, improve fishing gear to avoid harming the animals, and make other
Scientists and officials in New England hope to collect better data about a vanishing whale species, improve fishing gear to avoid harming the animals, and make.
Federal and state regulators say the trackers will help them understand fishing patterns and protect right whales. Lobstermen say the devices create privacy concerns.