Local, state and federal officials over the years have mandated fishermen to follow a growing number of protocols to preserve the endangered right whales — in some cases, barring them from taking to certain waters. Fishermen, however, say the industrialization of the two-million-acre area is “flatly inconsistent with a policy of endangered species protection.” “Fishermen are disheartened that the WEA designation favors foreign energy developers over marine mammal protection,” the Gulf of Maine Fishing Associations said in a statement last week. “This preferential treatment is in stark contrast to the federal government’s aggressive campaign to burden commercial fishing needlessly with crushing restrictions to protect whales.”
As lawmakers and staffers munched on lobster macaroni and cheese, clam chowder and fresh oysters, fishermen urged Beacon Hill policymakers to continue supporting the state’s challenging seafood industry, filled with
BOSTON — As lawmakers and staffers munched on lobster macaroni and cheese, clam chowder and fresh oysters, fishermen urged Beacon Hill policymakers to continue supporting the state’s challenging seafood industry,
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