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Lobster traps temporarily banned in Massachusetts waters to protect right whales
by JESSICA A. BOTELHO | The National Desk
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This photograph provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows an endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing rope being sighted with a newborn calf on Dec. 2, 2021, in waters near Cumberland Island, Ga. (Georgia Department of Natural Resources/NOAA Permit #20556 via AP)
WASHINGTON (TND) —

Commercial lobstering in certain Massachusetts waters has been temporary banned, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration citing a danger to North Atlantic right whales.

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The agency on Wednesday announced that it is extending "a temporary emergency rule" to prohibit trap and pot fishery buoy lines between federal and state waters within the Massachusetts Restricted Area from February through April 2023.

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