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On-Demand Fishing Gear Could Save Right Whales
Three-quarters of North Atlantic right whale mortalities are from entanglements with fishing gear. NOAA denied a petition to speed up the process and implement emergency regulations, but now during calving season. The Maine Lobster industry says there's no direct evidence linking their gear to dead whales. But engineers are working on fishing gear that doesn't involve long vertical ropes through the water That easily ensnare whales.
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