October 16, 2021
Maine lobster fishermen have won an emergency reprieve in federal court from a planned Oct. 18 seasonal closure that NMFS regulators say is needed to save endangered northern right whales.
In a ruling issued Saturday, U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker granted the Maine Lobstermen’s Union application for emergency relief from the closure, affecting Gulf of Maine waters from offshore Casco Bay to Mount Desert Island until January 2022.
“This victory by the Maine Lobstering Union is a significant step in protecting one of Maine’s most precious industries – lobstering,” said Alfred Frawley, the attorney who represented the Maine Lobstering Union, which has about 200 members.
“The lobstering industry is not only a treasure to Maine but a treasure to our American history. The regulations proposed by federal agencies would have had a chilling impact on communities throughout Maine. We will continue to push for science and data that reflect what is truly happening in our industry.”
Along with the union, plaintiffs in the case are the Fox Island Lobster Company of Vinalhaven and owners Frank Thompson, a sixth-generation fisherman and his wife Jean; and the Damon Family Lobster Company of Stonington. The lawsuit was brought by the Portland law firm of McCloskey, Mina, Cunniff & Frawley, LLC
The Portland Press Herald reported Walker’s 28-page decision expressed skepticism that NMFS’ statistical modeling of whale movements and lobster fishing areas is sufficient to justify closing 950 square mile of ocean – referred to as LMA1 in the agency's latest plan to reduce the danger of entanglement is fishing gear.
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