January 18, 2024 — Concerns over the possibility of North Atlantic right whales becoming entangled in lobster traps are leading to efforts to protect the lobster industry from negative economic impacts.
With survival of the species the goal, efforts are underway to reduce the risk of North Atlantic right whales getting tangled up in lobster traps.
A group of six large seafood processors, including New Bedford-based Northern Wind, LLC, a global producer of high quality fresh and frozen seafood products, is seeking to assure retail customers and food service clients concerned about the risk of entanglements that they are committed to protecting the endangered right whale.
According to a press release, this effort is supported by retailers and working in collaboration with fishery non-governmental organizations, fishery experts and have developed a Fishery Improvement Project to reduce right whale entanglements in the U.S and Canadian lobster fishery.