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Ethan Genter, Bangor Daily News 29 September 2022 Organizations that have been testing experimental fishing gear designed to protect whales are seeing growing interest from Maine fishermen after recent setbacks have pushed the state’s lobster industry on its heels. A handful of groups have been testing new “ropeless” and “on-demand” fishing gear throughout New England,Continue reading “As pressure mounts, more Maine lobstermen are quietly trying ‘ropeless’ gear”

Wes Wolfe, Florida Politics 20 September 2022 The ropeless gear effort is part of NOAA’s North Atlantic Right Whale Road to Recovery. Making an educated guess about what actions will work best in wildlife management involves statistical modeling, and for North Atlantic right whales, addressing risk and risk reduction. Policy changes aren’t easy and tendContinue reading “Future of right whale safe fishing gear could be in Southern waters”

By David Pendered for Saporta Report October 22, 2019 A video tour posted by marine scientists provides a close-up look at life forms in the deep waters of Georgia’s newly named Hope Spot marine conservation area. Videos give first-ever glimpses of cold water corals on a sea bottom once thought to be barren sediment, andContinue reading “Rare scenes of shark feeding, cold water coral in Georgia’s new Hope Spot marine sanctuary”

Posted By Jim Morekis on Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 11:06 AM Coastal ocean advocates on Friday announced the designation of Georgia’s offshore waters as an international Hope Spot. The Hope Spot is a project of Mission Blue, led by oceanographer Sylvia Earle, and means that our waters are important to our ecosystem and should be protected.Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary/NOAATheContinue reading “Georgia earns prestigious Hope Spot designation”