New England doesn’t show much in the spring on land. For me the arrival of spring is when Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whales
appear off of Cape Cod, after hanging out south before migrating northward where most spend their summer. And, alas, we have the news in the attached You Tube link on yet another entanglement in fishing gear. If you eat lobster or crab learn where it’s from! Let your stores and restaurants know why you want to know. Slowly we can make a difference before the 350 individuals that remain succumb and go extinct from excessive boat strikes and these entanglements. In the meantime I also am working with colleagues on building markets for the most sustainably caught lobster and crab off New England. Although we got the feds to agree on a implementing regulations that would keep our fishermen on the water while making it safer for whales, a small but strong group of lobster fishermen complained to Congress, and got them to delay their implementation for a species with little time left. Please educate your family and friends too but avoid sounding preachy. Together we can do this.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4D6JhvsaoS8
Featured Bycatch Species
The once-abundant Mediterranean monk seal has been adversely impacted by human activities, ranging from exploitation for fur and oil to habitat fragmentation that have occured over many centuries.