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Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009 as fishers grapple with climate change, whale rules - WABI

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Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009 as fishers grapple with climate change, whale rules

Published: Mar. 1, 2024 at 11:10 PM EST|Updated: 20 minutes ago

PORTLAND, Maine - America’s lobster fishing business *dipped* in catch --- while grappling with challenges including a changing ocean environment and new rules designed to protect rare whales.

Data released Friday say the Maine fishermen’s catch of 93 POINT 7 million pounds last year was 5-PERCENT less than the year before and the lowest total catch since 2009.

Members of the industry say they face existential threats from proposed rules intended to protect the North Atlantic right whale and climate change that is influencing where lobsters can be trapped.

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