Date uploaded: 2023-02-28 22:46:38
There’s no doubt among whale experts that fishing gear, including that used by New England lobstermen, takes a heavy toll on right whales and other whales.
In the ongoing struggle over how to save a dying whale species, protect the livelihoods of thousands of lobstermen and ship stuff faster to millions of American consumers, something will eventually have to give.
That’s a grim prospect, for whale scientists and advocates, and also for lobstermen, who love the sea and whose economic future is tied to the whale’s survival. At the moment, some say both are endangered.
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