Moves to reduce risks to whales are rocking the entire lobster industry in Maine. Many fear the industry is being eliminated
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskEarlier this month Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch, a California programme which advises consumers and businesses on what marine life to eat, placed the Atlantic lobster on its “avoid” list. According to Seafood Watch, the lines used in lobster fishing can entangle the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Outraged Maine lobstermen say they have not had an entanglement with a right whale in nearly two decades.
Seafood Watch believes these measures “do not go far enough”. The right whale is in danger of extinction. Fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales survive. According to one study, over 80% of them have been entangled in fishing gear at least once. They bear the scars. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , the federal agency which oversees the country’s fisheries, has long been working with Maine to support sustainable lobster fishing and protect endangered species. “We fully recognise that Maine lobstermen have done a ton over the years,” says Allison Ferreira ofset a goal of reducing risk to whales by 90%. Its plan for doing this includes ropeless traps, which could be costly.
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