Responsibility
Maine lobster industry speaks out against Seafood Watch ‘red-listing’
Seafood Watch urged consumers to avoid products from the Canadian snow crab and U.S. lobster fisheries, due to right whale entanglement risks.
Responsibility
NOAA reports ‘dip’ in confirmed whale entanglements in 2022, zero involving right whales
A new report from NOAA confirms 67 large whale entanglements nationally in 2022 – none involving the North Atlantic right whale.
Fisheries
Rethinking ropes: Can ropeless fishing gear end whale entanglements?
Ropeless fishing gear can prevent whale entanglements and reduce the amount of discarded or lost fishing equipment but the cost is a limiting factor.