BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: Federal officials have announced that entanglement in Maine fishing gear has contributed to the death of a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale that washed up on Martha's Vineyard in late January. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "Entanglements are a constant threat to right whales, cutting their lives short and painting a disheartening  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement Wednesday regarding the North Atlantic Right Whale found dead in Massachusetts and entangled in Maine fishing gear. "Maine's lobster industry is the backbone of communities up and down our coast," Golden said. "The death of this whale is unfortunate, but we have to be real about tradeoffs. "I will continue to stand wit  more

ORONO, Maine, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Timothy Frawley has spent the better of the past two decades working in and around commercial fisheries. Born and raised in Casco Bay, Maine, he grew up packing lobsters and pitching bait on Portland's working waterfront. He has worked in commercial fisheries in California, Alaska and the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Throughout his years spent on working waterfronts, Frawley, a postdoctoral r  more