PORTLAND, Maine--Maine's lobster industry bounced back in 2021 and set a record$ 725 million for the total value of lobsters brought to the docks, and which was over$ 300 million more than 2020, state regulators said Monday. The state's lobster fishing business, by far the largest of its kind in the U.S., dipped below 100 million pounds of catch in 2020 for the first time in nearly a decade and brought in around$ 412 million.... The price to fishermen at the docks rose to$ 6.71 per pound, an in

.... Maine lobstermen haul in their latest catch off the state's coast....

close Video New Jersey lawmakers pushing to pause wind farm projects due to spike in whale deaths Republican New Jersey State Sen.... And it's a bit late, it's very late to be starting to look at this stuff," Hawkins said.... A North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass., March 28, 2018....

The whales number only about 360 and are vulnerable to lethal entanglement in fishing gear. NOAA said it expects the new rules will result in a reduction in nearly 70% of the risk of death and serious injuries the whales can suffer from entanglement.... The rules will also require the use of weaker ropes so whales can more easily break free if they do become entangled, the agency said.... NOAA documents released Tuesday said that the annual cost of compliance could range from about$ 10 million

PORTLAND, Maine--A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a ban on lobster harvesting in hundreds of miles of productive fishing waters off the Maine coast to try to protect rare whales. The Maine Lobstering Union had won emergency relief to stop the closure of lobstering grounds, which federal regulators ruled was needed to help protect endangered North Atlantic right whales from extinction. But the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the closure is back on.... Removing the ban pre

The lobsters are especially sought after in winter because they are a popular delicacy on Chinese New Year, which is Feb.... 1 this year. American exporters sent more than 13.2 million pounds( 6 million kilograms) of lobster to China during the first 11 months of 2021.... That was about 6% more than the same time period the previous year. The pandemic has made the already difficult task of sending live seafood across the globe more challenging, but Maine lobster exporters are gearing up for a

The whale numbers only about 340 in the world and it's vulnerable to lethal entanglement in fishing gear. The fishermen and the state of Maine appealed their case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after losing in a lower court.... “ It's not only about mortality, it's also about keeping the animals that are still alive healthy and growing.” The whales were once abundant off the East Coast, but they were decimated during the commercial whaling era.... Their popul

The top sustained wind speed was 45 mph( 70 kph) with some higher gusts expected.“ Gradual weakening is forecast during the next couple of days, and Lee could dissipate on Tuesday, ” the U.S. hurricane center said. The sky was sunny in Maine on Sunday morning.... In Canada, 14% of Nova Scotia had no electricity, down from 27% on Saturday, with smaller numbers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. TODAY'S TOP VIDEOS The center discontinued a tropical storm warning for the coast of Maine lat

WASHINGTON--President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the center of a long-running public lands dispute, and a separate marine conservation area in New England that recently has been used for commercial fishing.... Mitt Romney also criticized Biden, saying in a tweet the president had “ squandered the opportunity to build consensus ” and find a permanent solution for the monuments.“ Yet again, Utah’s national monuments are being used as a politi

close Video Trump defends record, slams Biden in RNC acceptance speech As someone who has been watching conventions since 1956, I think this was the most historically effective convention of my lifetime.... Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel deserves a lot of credit for organizing, managingand presiding over an amazingly complex operation.... The weaving together of past achievements, historic American values, a bold exciting future, and the impossible radicalism of Joe Biden and the Democrats was mast