Recent job cuts by the Trump Administration could have a negative impact on New Bedford’s huge fishing industry. Our South Coast Bureau reporter Ben Berke tells us how. Also, Rhode Island has spent millions battling lawsuits from people challenging books. Since 2021 there have been more than 30 such challenges. We’ll learn about a bill before the General Assembly that would protect schools and libraries from litigation and censorship. And in the midst of a trade war between the U.S. and Canada sparked by the Trump administration, a local museum is celebrating ties between the Ocean State and French Canadian culture. That and more on this week’s show.
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During Shutdown, Regional Regulators Worry About Potential Impacts To Scallop, Atlantic Herring Fisheries
The New England Fishery Management Council is concerned about how an extended partial federal government shutdown could impact catch limits for Atlantic herring and new measures proposed for the scallop fishery.
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NE Aquarium Scientists To Test Rope-Less Gear Made To Reduce Right Whale Entanglements
Scientists at the New England Aquarium will be testing rope-less fishing gear with lobstermen in the Gulf of Maine.
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North Atlantic Right Whale Meeting Wraps Up With Recommendations For Reducing Entanglements
Members of the lobster industry and environmentalists are asking federal regulators to improve a plan meant to reduce the likelihood of North Atlantic right whales getting entangled in commercial fishing lines, which can cause them to die. The whales are an endangered species. There is only about 450 of them left, and last year, more […]
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NOAA Cuts Atlantic Herring Catch Limit For Southern NE Fishermen
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reduced the amount of Atlantic herring Rhode Island and South Coast fishermen can catch this year due to an updated stock assessment that shows the fish’s population is in decline. The assessment reveals there are less baby herring in the ocean, and their numbers have reached historic lows […]
