A federal appeals court is reinstating rules designed to protect a vanishing whale species from entanglement in fishing gear. The ruling is a setback for commercial fishermen hoping for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump’s administration. The Boston-based 1st U.S.
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The winter fishing ban is important to the whales’ survival because it takes place during months in which the giant animals are present in large numbers off the New England coast, said a group of environmental organizations that sued to reinstate the closure. The appeals court decision “represents a major victory for right whale conservation,” said Jane Davenport, a senior attorney with Defenders of Wildlife, one of the groups that sued.
Commercial fishermen are deciding how to respond to the appeals court ruling about lobster fishing, said Beth Casoni, executive director of the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association.
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