Saturday - November 23, 2024
Tipoffs on Lobsters Newsletter for Sunday October 20, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Renewal of Interim Understanding With Wasoqopa'q (Acadia), Annapolis Valley, Bear River and Glooscap First Nations to Support Moderate Livelihood Lobster Fisheries
OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 16 -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued the following news release: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - The Government of Canada is committed to building a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples. As part of this commitment, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) works in partnership with First Nations in Quebec and Atlantic Canada to implement the right to fish in pursuit of a moderate livelihood, as set out in the Marshall decisions handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada 25 ye  more

Mass. Attorney General's Office Sues Grafton Company, Feedback Earth, Inc., To Stop Public Nuisance Odors
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Court Order to End Nuisance and Require Permit Compliance * * * GRAFTON -- The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced today that it has filed a lawsuit (https://www.mass.gov/doc/feedback-earth-pleadings-package/download) in Suffolk Superior Court against a Grafton company, Feedback Earth, Inc., over claims that it has be  more

University of Maine: American Lobster Population, Habitat Preferences Shifting, Study Finds
ORONO, Maine, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: American lobsters along Maine's coast have relocated to new habitats, while the population simultaneously shrunk in abundance and grew older, according to a new study by University of Maine researchers. For decades, the vast majority of adult lobsters resided in boulder shelter habitats. This knowledge helped inform longtime conservation efforts and regulations within the more than $740 million fishery  more