NMFS Proposes Rule to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21
On December 31, 2020, the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) proposed to amend regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (“ALWTRP” or “Plan”) with the stated goal of reducing the incidental mortality and serious injury to the endangered North Atlantic right whale, as well as fin whales and humpback whales, in the Northeast commercial lobster and crab trap/pot fisheries....
By: Nossaman LLP