Name: Terry Alexander on Right Whales by Maine Coast Dock Talk
Duration: 29 min 53 s
Description: Host Ben Martens sits down with Maine fisherman Terry Alexander to talk about the current issue facing right whales and the impacts that new rules and regulations may have on Maine's commercial fishing industry. You can learn more about this issues on our website. www.mainecoastfishermen.org

The New Bedford Light and ProPublica recently released a special report entitled "How Foreign Private Equity Hooked New England’s Fishing Industry" written by Will Sennott. 

Will Sennott joins MCFA's Ben Martens in this episode of Dock Talk to talk about his article and what it might mean for the future of New England's iconic groundfish fishery.

Find a link to the article on the MCFA blog at www.mainecoastfishermen.org

New Bedford Light's Will Sennott On Private Equity in New England's Fisheries

The Maine Lobstermen's Association's executive director Patrice McCarron joins Dock Talk to give an update on three lawsuits moving forward regarding the future of the commercial lobster fishery in Maine in response to a call to protect right whales. 

Right whales are a critically endangered species in the Atlantic and NOAA fisheries have started to develop and implement new rules and regulations to try and protect the whales from extintion.  

Environmental activists and fishing associations both have concerns about the process, and as such have filed three separate lawsuits in response to decisions that have been made and the data behind those decisions. 

Patrice gives a breakdown of where we are, and some of the concerns she has for the future of the Maine lobstering community

MLA's Patrice McCarron with Right Whales and Lobster Legal Updates

Host Ben Martens sits down with Maine fisherman Terry Alexander to talk about the current issue facing right whales and the impacts that new rules and regulations may have on Maine's commercial fishing industry. You can learn more about this issues on our website. www.mainecoastfishermen.org

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Terry Alexander on Right Whales

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Terry Alexander on Right Whales

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