Nov 29, 2023 | Info, News Story
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD – Maine lobstermen are signaling their hesitation to participate in a multimillion-dollar program the state is launching to test new ropeless technology that the federal government soon may require to protect the endangered North Atlantic...
Oct 10, 2023 | Info, News Story
RESPONSIBLE SEAFOOD ADVOCATE – Snow crab fishers in one area of Nova Scotia had a new visitor this season and found themselvesclosed out of their fishing waters. “We got a 37 percent cut in our quota and [Northern right] whales presented themselves in our zone...
Sep 18, 2023 | Info, News Story
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD – The federal government plans to invest $82 million over the next three years to develop new technology and methods to rescue the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from extinction. On Monday, the Biden administration...
Sep 3, 2023 | Info, News Story
SALT WIRE – Five years after setting out to find a solution to the problem of whales getting tangled in fishing gear, a Nova Scotia company is ready to move from research and development phase to manufacturing. Ashored Innovations has been trialing and testing a...
Aug 10, 2023 | Info, Op-Ed
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD – The recent entanglement of a humpback whale near Boothbay last month reveals a tragic story that few people know about. Most news focuses on the North Atlantic right whale, its endangered status and whether or not these right whales are...
Jul 6, 2023 | Info, Video
PBS NEWS HOUR – It’s estimated there are fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales remaining. They are dying faster than they can produce and it’s largely due to human causes. With so few left, experts are closely monitoring for new offspring and...
