Canada Considering Changes to Lobster Rope After Whale Deaths
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC.CA] by Frances Willick August 8, 2017
As federal fisheries officials consider changes in the industry to avert whale deaths, some lobster fishermen are concerned about the potential effect on their livelihood.
Last week, Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the federal government will bring "absolutely every protection to bear" to prevent further deaths of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
At least 10 right whales have died in the gulf since June 7. Necropsy reports suggest some of the whales died from ship strikes and fishing-gear entanglement...
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