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Lobsters versus right whales: The latest chapter in a long quest to make fishing more sustainable

  • Written by Blake Earle, Assistant Professor of History, Texas A&M University
Lobsters versus right whales: The latest chapter in a long quest to make fishing more sustainableLobster fishing uses a lot of rope, and whales can die after becoming entangled in it. MyLoupe/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Maine lobster fishermen received a Christmas gift from Congress at the end of 2022: A six-year delay on new federal regulations designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.

The rules would...

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