May 06, 2022
Right Whale Facts: 10 Fascinating Insights About These Majestic Creatures
North Atlantic right whales are fascinating, majestic creatures. Get to know some remarkable facts about this critically endangered species.
Campaign: Right Whales
Apr 29, 2022
5 Reasons to Protect Special Places in New England’s Ocean
As New Englander’s, we are lucky to have our very own marine National Monument in our backyards. But it shouldn’t be the last. Here are 5 reasons why we must continue to protect special places in our ocean.
Mar 04, 2022
A Q&A with the Author of “We Are All Whalers”: Our Responsibility in Saving Right Whales
“We Are All Whalers” is Dr. Moore’s latest endeavor to advocate for North Atlantic right whales. The book shines a light on how our actions as consumers make all of us whalers. But if we act now, we change that.
Dec 26, 2021
Commentary: Healthy right whale population, healthy Maine lobster fishery can coexist
If we consider the facts, adapt to changing conditions and avoid polarizing this issue, we can find ways to develop and bring to market innovative fishing systems that allow a healthy right whale population and a healthy lobster fishery to coexist.
Nov 24, 2021
Progress on the Road to Ropeless Fishing Gear
Learn how transitioning to ropeless fishing gear offers an alternative that could recover right whales and preserve the livelihood of New England’s iconic lobstermen and women.
Nov 16, 2021
Court Reinstates Gulf of Maine Lobstering Restriction to Protect Endangered Right Whales
“Reducing entanglements by prohibiting fishing in this area is critical to ensuring the survival of right whales,” said Erica Fuller, a senior attorney at Conservation Law Foundation. “This decision affirms that science matters. The First Circuit got it right: entanglements often can’t be traced, so where whales, lots of lines, and heavy fishing lines coincide, we need fishing restrictions now.”
Nov 16, 2021
Federal appeals court reinstates lobster gear restrictions off Maine’s coast
A federal appeals court is reinstating restrictions on fishing gear in a nearly 1,000-square-mile swathe of ocean off Maine’s coast. It’s a blow to Maine’s lobstermen and a victory for advocates for the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Nov 16, 2021
Federal appeals court allows government to block lobstering off Maine
Erica Fuller, a senior attorney at Conservation Law Foundation, one of the environmental groups involved in the appeal, said the court’s “decision affirms that science matters.”
Nov 12, 2021
Court Rejects Federal Attempt to Sink Right Whale Ship Strike Lawsuit
“At this juncture, the fact NMFS hasn’t already addressed deaths due to vessel collisions is beyond incomprehensible,” said Erica Fuller, a senior attorney at Conservation Law Foundation. “We hope this will force the agency to take emergency action rather than wait until next spring to start a new rule-making process. That kind of delay does little to protect the moms traveling up and down the coast now.”
Oct 25, 2021
North Atlantic Right Whale Population at Historic Low
“We cannot allow this downward spiral to continue,” said Erica Fuller, Senior Attorney at CLF. “Like the now extinct passenger pigeon, scientists are getting better and better at counting fewer and fewer whales. It’s time to stop pointing fingers and put meaningful protections in place so whales are no longer needlessly killed by boats and fishing gear. Right whales can recover; we just need to stop killing them.”
