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Lobster industry in fight mode despite judge giving NMFS two more years to issue rules

A US federal judge has ruled in favor of providing NMFS up to two more years to issue new lobster trap rules that better protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, though the lobster industry is holding its applause

By Jason Huffman | Nov. 18, 2022 16:59 GMT
A lobster harvester on the coast of Maine. Photograph by Jason Huffman.
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