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CNN —The elusive deep-water oarfish – considered to be a harbinger of bad news – was spotted yet again on the shores of Encinitas, California. “We took samples and froze the specimen awaiting further study and final preservation in the Marine Vertebrate Collection,” Ben Frable, manager of the Scripps Oceanography Marine Vertebrate Collection, said in the post. “Like with the previous oarfish, this specimen and the samples taken from it will be able to tell us much about the biology, anatomy, genomics and life history of oarfish,” Frable said in the post. The fish was found in good condition according to the release, and it was taken in for examination and preservation to become a part of the organization’s Marine Vertebrate Collection. “It may have to do with changes in ocean conditions and increased numbers of oarfish off our coast,” Frable said.
Persons: Alison Laferriere, ” Ben Frable, ” Frable, ” Scripps, Santa Ana, , Dahiana Organizations: CNN, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, Scripps, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science, Scripps Oceanography, Obscura, Ocean Conservancy, GeoScience Locations: Encinitas , California, Grandview Beach, San Diego, Japan’s, Japan, Ocean, La Jolla, Huntington Beach, Santa
The legendary “doom fish” has returned to California. A long, ribbon-shaped oarfish, rarely seen and believed to signal disaster, has washed up on California’s shores for the second time this year. PhD candidate Alison Laferriere from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego discovered the nearly 10-foot-long oarfish on a beach in Encinitas, in southern California, last week. According to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, oarfish are incredibly rare. Since 1901, only 21 oarfish have been documented washing up on California shores, according to the institution.
Persons: , Alison Laferriere, oarfish, Ben Frable, Frable Organizations: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA's Fisheries Science Locations: California, Encinitas, Japan, Japan’s, La Jolla, San Diego
The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday. It’s three times larger than the previous record-breaker in American Samoa, according to Pristine Seas, and longer than a blue whale, the planet’s biggest animal. Steve Spence/National Geographic Pristine SeasA diver swims alongside the mega coral, which is made up of nearly 1 billion polyps. “Making a discovery of this significance is the ultimate dream,” said Paul Rose, a National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition leader. Yet while the mega coral remains vulnerable, he believes its health and longevity do provide a glimmer of hope.
Persons: CNN CNN —, , , Enric Sala, Manu San Félix, It’s “, Steve Spence, Féliz, it’s, Paul Rose, Dennis Marita, Sala, Derek Manzello, Manzello, Emily Darling, Darling, ” Sala Organizations: CNN CNN, National Geographic, Geographic, Ministry of Culture, Tourism, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, International Union for Conservation, Reef, CNN, Wildlife Conservation Society, COP29, UN Locations: Ocean, Solomon Islands, American Samoa, Solomon, Indonesia, Philippines, Baku, Azerbaijan
Editor's note: Business Insider's reporters and editors nominated leaders based on insights from past Climate Action honorees, expert sources, and reader submissions. Courtesy of Jayson RicamaraSaudi Arabia, with its hot desert climate and little fresh water, is one of the most difficult farming environments. AdvertisementIyris in October also launched a sustainable-farming pilot in Saudi Arabia with chemical and plastic manufacturers as well as companies including Red Sea Global, a luxury tourism developer. A UN climate panel estimated that harnessing wave energy could supply 20% more electricity than the world produced in 2022. The US is trying to shore up its own mining and manufacturing base to curb China's power, including in battery recycling.
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There are only about 370 North Atlantic right whales left. Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, photographed under NOAA permit #20556The birth of Squilla’s calf was a momentous event for their species, the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale. For decades, North Atlantic right whales were slowly recovering after being devastated by centuries of whaling. PEAK 483 400 North Atlantic right whale population 372 The population has declined by about 23 percent in the last decade, according to estimates. Seventeen North Atlantic right whales would be found dead, about 4 percent of the estimated population.
Persons: Squilla, Marco Hernandez, you’re, , Erin Meyer, Lawrence, hadn’t, Gina Lonati, She’d, Bob Lynch, , Lynch, Amy Knowlton, Patrice McCarron, NOAA Marco Hernandez, lobstermen, Janet Mills, Billy Hickey, The New York Times Sarah Sharp, Dr, Sharp, Cheryl Andrews, it’s, McCarron, Michael Moore, ” Dr, Moore, Caroyln Miller Organizations: Atlantic, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, NOAA, Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research, NOAA Fisheries, University of South, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, University of New, University of New Brunswick Saint, Oceans Canada, Aerial Survey, Center for Coastal Studies, for Coastal Studies, New, Maine Lobstermen’s Association, Gov, Vineyard, The New York Times, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Tribe, Oceanographic Locations: Georgia, Atlantic, United States, East, University of South Carolina, New York, New England, Fundy, Canada, Gulf, St, Lawrence, Florida, U.S, University of New Brunswick, University of New Brunswick Saint John, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, Cape Cod, , Maine
First-ever dinosaur fossils discovered in Hong Kong
  + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Karina Tsui | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Hong Kong CNN —Dinosaur fossils have been discovered for the first time in Hong Kong, on a remote island in the financial capital’s countryside. Hong Kong’s Secretary of Development Bernadette Linn said that “the discovery is of great significance and provides new evidence for research on palaeoecology in Hong Kong,” the statement read. The dinosaur fossils will also be on public display at Hong Kong’s Heritage Discovery Centre from Friday onwards. Hong Kong's Antiquities and Monu/APExperts in paleontology say the landmark discovery is a big deal for Hong Kong, a city with a complex geological history and ever-changing weather patterns. The only “dinosaur-era things” Hong Kong has found so far are plants and fish, he said.
Persons: Bernadette Linn, ” Michael Pittman, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Pittman, ” Pittman Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries, Conservation Department, Kong’s, Hong Kong’s, Hong Kong’s UNESCO Global, Hong Kong’s Heritage Discovery, Vertebrate Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kong's, AP, Chinese University of Hong, CNN Locations: Hong Kong, Port Island, Port, Hong Kong’s UNESCO, Hong Kong's Port Island, China, Yunnan, Jiangxi province, East Asia
Pamela Helmstadter went to get help, but “got disoriented in the woods and could not get home,” the Maine Game Wardens said in a news release. After spending four nights in the woods, she was located on Thursday — alive, but hypothermic — by the Maine Game Wardens and warden K9s, over a mile from her home. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife“Pamela was found severely hypothermic but alert with her dog by her side,” the Maine Game Wardens said. In the days the couple were lost in the woods, the temperature dipped to as low as 26 degrees Fahrenheit at night, according to Accuweather. Josh Beal with the Maine Warden Service told Portland station WMTW.
Persons: , John Helmstadter, Pamela Helmstadter, Alexander, , K9s, Pamela, Mark Latti, Sgt, Josh Beal Organizations: . Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Communications, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Warden Service, Service Locations: Maine, Alexander , Maine, Portland
CNN —When scientists heard reports that a large, mysterious fish had been caught in Cambodia in 2020, excitement stirred. Could this be the “Mekong Ghost,” they asked - an elusive fish that hadn’t been seen since 2005 and was feared extinct? But the fish, which can grow as large as 66 pounds, was sold before scientists could get a closer look. The giant salmon carp has been rediscovered in Cambodia. Chhut Chheana/Wonders of the Mekong“I’ve been looking for it since then, kind of fascinated by it because it’s a very unusual giant fish,” Hogan said.
Persons: , hadn’t, Zeb Hogan, Hogan, Chhut, , ” Hogan, , – I’ve, Bunyeth Chan, they’ve, Greta Thunberg, it’s Organizations: CNN, University of Nevada, , Svay Rieng University, World Wildlife Fund, Nature Locations: Cambodia, Reno, Cambodian, Rivers ”, Thai, Svay Rieng, Laos, Thailand, Mekong, Nature Cambodia
Speaking at an America PAC event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Musk said, "I have a surprise for you," adding that the prize money is available "every day from now until the election." "How Pennsylvania goes I think is how the election goes," Musk said. The deadline to sign the petition is Monday night, which is the day Pennsylvania's voter registration closes. "We get crazy things," Musk said, "like SpaceX got fined $140,000 for dumping potable drinking water on the ground at Starbase." Musk only mentioned Trump sparingly throughout the evening, and didn't discuss his policies or record as president in any detail.
Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Rachel Wisniewski, Reuters Elon Musk, Musk, John Dreher, Rick Hasen, Hasen, NBC's, Josh Shapiro, Biden, Kamala Harris, Kamala, I'm, Trump, he's, Chandan Khanna, Tesla, It's, didn't Organizations: PAC Town Hall, Reuters, Trump, America PAC, SpaceX, Republican, NBC, CNBC, Pennsylvania Democratic Gov, Federal Communications Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, SpaceX Falcon, Clipper, Kennedy Space Center, Afp, Getty, NOAA Fisheries, White Locations: Folsom , Pennsylvania, U.S, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Harrisburg, Starbase, Boca Chica , Texas, Florida
HONG KONG — Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials said on Friday. Another possibility is that some infected monkeys had close contact with other monkeys, he said. “The incubation period for melioidosis in primates is about a week and this matched with the period after the soil digging work,” he said. Edwin Tsui, the controller of the center, said the incident only happened in a single zone and its impact on Hong Kong residents would be very low. The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens — the oldest park in the former British colony — fully opened to the public in 1871.
Persons: Kevin Yeung, melioidosis, Yeung, “ We’re, , Edwin Tsui Organizations: Culture, Hong Kong Zoological, Botanical Gardens, International Union for Conservation of, Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection, Leisure, Cultural Services Department, Agriculture, Fisheries, Conservation Department, Department of Health Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong’s, Hong, Hong Kong, Central
The previous record from the 2014 to 2017 mass bleaching affected just below 66% of the world’s reef area. Triggered by heat stress in warm oceans, coral bleaching occurs when corals expel the colourful algae living in their tissues. A bleached coral is not dead, but ocean temperatures need to cool off for any hope of recovery. “We’ve never had a coral bleaching event this big before.”In just the last six weeks, bleaching has been confirmed in the waters of Palau, Guam and Israel. What are we going to do about it?” said Emily Darling, who leads the Wildlife Conservation Society’s global coral reef conservation programme.
Persons: Derek Manzello, Sirachai Arunrugstichai, Lillian Suwanrumpha, Manzello, “ We’ve, , Emily Darling, El Niño Organizations: CNN, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Reuters, NOAA, Reef, Getty, , United Nations, Wildlife Conservation Locations: Trat, Thailand, Raja Ampat, Indonesia's West Papua, AFP, Palau, Guam, Israel, Caribbean, South China, Colombia
SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket's more than 20-story tall booster. The Super Heavy booster lands on the company's launch tower during the fifth Starship flight on Oct. 13, 2024. There are not any people on board the fifth Starship flight. The SpaceX Starship sits on a launch pad at Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on October 12, 2024, ahead of the Starship Flight 5 test. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty ImagesWith the booster catch, SpaceX has surpassed the fourth test flight's milestones.
Persons: Elon, Dan Huot, Huot, Sergio Flores, we've, Chandan Khanna Organizations: SpaceX, Elon Musk's, Super, Federal Aviation Administration, Afp, Getty, FAA, U.S . Fish, Wildlife Service, Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, AFP Locations: Brownsville , Texas, Gulf of Mexico, Boca Chica , Texas, U.S, Texas, Starbase
A new Senate report details what went wrong before the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in July. More adults than thought may have an iron deficiency. → After a sniper with local law enforcement texted a Secret Service leader about the man who would soon fire shots at Trump, it took seven minutes for the Secret Service leader to send an email relaying the information and photos. It’s unclear how long it then took other members of the Secret Service to read the email. More coverage of Donald Trump:The Senate unanimously passed legislation to boost Secret Service protection for presidential candidates.
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The U.S. Forest Service says it will not hire seasonal employees in the next fiscal year because of expected cuts to its budget, just as fire seasons grow longer, hotter and deadlier. “As an agency, we have a responsibility to plan for the most conservative funding picture, and these actions reflect that reality,” Forest Service spokesperson Scott Owen said in a statement. U.S. Forest Service firefighters Monday in San Bernardino National Forest in California. In March, the Forest Service asked for $8.9 billion for the coming fiscal year, an increase of $658.5 million over the previous fiscal year, according to the latest budget justification report. Forest Service Budget Director Mark Lichtenstein suggested in last week’s employee meeting that the federal government might have overcommitted funds.
Persons: We’re, , Andy Vanderheuel, Scott Owen, Gina Ferazzi, Randy Moore, ” Moore, Moore, Isaac Karuzas, we’re, Joe Biden, Mark Lichtenstein, ” Lichtenstein, Jacqueline Buchanan, we’ve Organizations: U.S . Forest Service, National Federation of Federal Employees, Forest Service, , . Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest, Los Angeles Times, Getty Images, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, Pacific Northwest Locations: California, Montana, ’ Idaho, Pacific Northwest Region, Oregon, Washington
Sushi, onigiri and yakitori don — Japanese rice is a key staple in many of its iconic dishes, but the country is facing its biggest shortfall in decades. Japan has been contending with a rice shortage in recent months due to a mix of bad weather and an increase in tourists, undergirded by the country's restrictive rice policies. Consumers also stockpiled more rice in preparation for Japan's typhoon season and a major earthquake warning, the USDA added. Local media NHK partly attributed the shortage to an influx in tourists pushing up demand for sushi and other rice-based dishes. On top of Japanese preparing for potential natural disasters, the MFAA also attributed the increase in table rice demand to an influx of tourists driving up food service demand.
Organizations: U.S . Department of Agriculture, Consumers, Local, NHK, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries Locations: Japan, undergirded
It may be early to get the Halloween decorations out for most, but in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean spooky season is well underway. Scientists said Tuesday they had discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives exclusively in the waters off Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish was found during research surveys in the Chatham Rise, an area of ocean floor to the east of New Zealand, according to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) based in Auckland. Ghost sharks, also known as chimaeras, are a group of cartilaginous fish closely related to sharks and rays. This long-nosed spookfish was better researched among its kind as it is often observed on research surveys and is caught incidentally in commercial fisheries, Finucci said.
Persons: Brit Finucci, Finucci, spookfish Organizations: National Institute of Water, Atmospheric Research, avia, NIWA Fisheries, NBC Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Chatham, Auckland
CNN —Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New Zealand. A deep water animal, the ghost shark is scientifically known as chimaera and is closely related to sharks and rays. “Ghost sharks like this one are largely confined to the ocean floor, living in depths of up to 2,600m (8,530 feet). The ghost shark was found at a depth of around 1,200 meters (about 3,900 feet) on the Chatham Rise. “We don’t actually know a lot about ghost sharks,” Finucci told CNN at the time.
Persons: NIWA, , Brit Finucci, Finucci, “ Avia, , ” Finucci, Jeevan Ravindran Organizations: CNN —, avia, New Zealand’s National Institute of Water, Atmospheric Research, “ Harriotta avia, CNN Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Chatham, New, “ Harriotta
$ 5.34 $ 5.34 Estimated Environmental cost + $ 22.02 Say a pound of beef costs $5.34 at your local supermarket. The Hidden Environmental Costs of Food Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into the price of food. The proponents of true cost accounting don’t propose raising food prices across the board, but they say that increased awareness of the hidden environmental cost of food could change behavior. (True cost accounting also typically includes things like labor rights and dietary health, but here we’re focusing on environmental costs.) Large disparities between the retail price of food and its environmental costs are found in the proteins many of us eat every day.
Persons: True Price, , Claire van den Broek, “ They’re, Alexander Müller, True, , Scott Swinton, Roger Cryan, Mario Herrero, chickpeas Organizations: United Nations, Rockefeller Foundation, True, Sustainability, Michigan State University, American Farm Bureau Federation, New, Cornell University, Price, Beef, Oxford University, , U.S . Department of Agriculture, Mountain, United Nations Food, Agriculture Organization Locations: Dutch, United States, Berlin, New York State, Denmark, Walmart.com, U.S, North America, Europe, Brazil, India, Netherlands, Germany
CNN —The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed on Monday it is investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for allegedly decapitating a dead whale carcass and transporting it home two decades ago. A spokesperson for NOAA confirmed to CNN on Monday that Kennedy is under investigation for the incident. “It is long standing NOAA practice not to comment on open investigations,” the spokesperson said. In the interview, Kennedy’s daughter recalls her father using a chainsaw to cut off the head of a dead whale carcass on the beach near their Cape Cod family home and driving the whale’s head back to New York. Following the story gaining attention on social media, the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund called for NOAA to investigate Kennedy over the incident, arguing his actions could have jeopardized scientific research.
Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Kennedy’s, Kathleen “, ” Kennedy, Organizations: CNN, Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Services, NOAA, Country Magazine, Center for Biological Diversity Locations: Arizona, Cod, New York, East Coast
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Saturday he is being investigated for collecting a whale specimen. Kennedy said that he responded in a letter, baselessly linking the National Marine Fisheries Service with whale deaths and calling for the agency to investigate. Kennedy did not go into details about the whale incident, but his daughter had previously described a situation involving a whale that took place 30 years ago. Kennedy endorsed Trump in August and has since been on the campaign trail urging supporters to back the former president. The National Marine Fisheries Service, which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, did not immediately respond to a request for comment and confirmation Saturday night.
Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Donald Trump, Kathleen ", Tulsi Gabbard, Trump, I’m, Brett Hartl, Alex Tabet, Megan Lebowitz Organizations: National Marine Fisheries Institute, National Marine Fisheries Service, Town, Hawaii Rep, Trump, Arizona Christian University, NBC News, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Center for Biological Diversity, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Locations: GLENDALE, Ariz, Glendale , Arizona, Central Park, Washington ,
Swallowed eels escape via predator fish’s gills
  + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
Dark sleeper fish (Odontobutis obscura) can gulp down young Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica) whole, but the swallowed eels can wriggle back up through the digestive tract and out of the stomach, swimming to freedom through the bigger fish’s gills, scientists recently discovered. “Witnessing the eels’ desperate escape from the predator’s stomach to the gills was truly astonishing for us.”A Japanese eel exhibits circling behavior along a predator's stomach wall in this X-ray video footage. But while they observed swallowed eels wriggling tailfirst from dark sleepers’ gills, “we had no understanding of their escape routes and behavioral patterns during the escape because it occurred inside the predator’s body,” Hasegawa said via email. Once a predator swallowed an eel, the sated fish was quickly moved to a special tank where the X-ray video camera was ready to roll. On average, it took about 3 ½ minutes for a swallowed eel to reappear and swim away.
Persons: , Yuha Hasegawa, Yuuki Kawabata, ichthyologist Kory Evans, , ” Evans, ’ Hasegawa, Kazuki Yokouchi, Nagasaki University —, ” Hasegawa, Prosanta, Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, Graduate School of Fisheries, Environmental Sciences, Japan’s Nagasaki University, , biosciences, Rice University, Japan Fisheries Research, Education Agency, Nagasaki University, Louisiana State University, LSU Museum of Natural Science, Scientific Locations: Anguilla, Houston
Habitat loss, overfishingand their fate as bycatch in fishing nets have threatened porbeagle shark populations. Northwest Atlantic porbeagle sharks are listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. The team pieced together several factors that indicated the shark had been eaten and the tag excreted by a larger predator that gobbled up the shark, Anderson said. Unusual suspectsPorbeagles belong to a family called lamnid sharks, which also includes great white sharks and mako sharks. Gutteridge, who was not involved in the study, agrees that a white shark is the most likely culprit.
Persons: , Brooke Anderson, ” Anderson, , Jon Dodd, Anderson, porbeagles, , porbeagle, James Sulikowski, Shortfin, chow, It’s, Adrian Gutteridge, ” Gutteridge, they’re Organizations: CNN, Marine Science, North Carolina Department of Environmental, International Union for Conservation of, Marine Stewardship Council, International Union for Conservation, Specialist Locations: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Bermuda, Canada, New England, Atlantic
Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA white beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, beloved in Norway and believed to have been trained to spy for Russia, was found dead in Norwegian waters over the weekend. The animal-rights groups provided Business Insider with images of the whale's body, which appeared to show bullet holes. The lifeless body of Hvaldimir was discovered by a teenage fisherman and his father near the town of Risavika on Saturday morning. A spokesperson for the Norwegian Veterinary Institute said it couldn't comment on any results as Hvladimir's autopsy was still ongoing.
Persons: , NOAH, they'd, Regina Haug, Hvaldimir, Vladimir Putin's, Siri Martinsen, Martinsen, Sebastian Strand, Hvladimir, Strand Organizations: Service, Business, NATO, Marine, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, of Fisheries Locations: Norway, Russia, Risavika, Petersburg
The Philippines said China has repeatedly fired flares at its aircraft over the South China Sea this week. It said that in one incident on August 19, a fighter jet fired flares just 15 meters from its aircraft. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe Philippines said China has repeatedly fired flares at its aircraft over the South China Sea in the last week.
Persons: , Jay Tarriela Organizations: Service, of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources, National Task Force, West Philippine, Philippine Coast Guard, Business Locations: Philippines, China, South China, South
Lobster fishing is a game of inches, and the number of inches is about to change. Fishing regulators are instituting a new rule that lobster fishermen must abide by stricter minimum sizes for crustaceans they harvest. The changes do not apply in Canada, which has an even larger lobster fishing industry than the U.S. Some scientists who study the fishery have supported the minimum size change. But the lobster industry sees a different story, said Patrice McCarron, executive director of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, the oldest and largest fishing industry association on the East Coast.
Persons: Gerry Cushman, ” Cushman, , Caitlin Starks, Robert F, Erica Fuller, ” Fuller, , Barre Campbell, Geoff Irvine, ” Irvine, John Sackton, Sackton, Richard Wahle, Patrice McCarron, lobsterman, Jared Golden, Golden Organizations: Associated Press, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Conservation Law Foundation, Scientists, Atlantic, Fisheries, Oceans, Lobster Council of Canada, University of Maine, Maine Lobstermen’s Association, Democratic Locations: PORTLAND, Maine, New England, Port Clyde, Canada, Head , Maine, of Maine, Gulf of Maine, U.S, Oceans Canada, China, East Coast
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