Costs of using ropeless fishing gear could sink MA lobster fishery
By A Mystery Man Writer
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Last line of defense The Humane Society of the United States
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cost would sink the fishery –
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State and federal officials for the first time allow ropeless
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PDF) Ropeless fishing to prevent large whale entanglements
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Financial Impact of Transitioning to Ropeless Fishing Gear
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Frontiers Decline in on-demand fishing gear costs with learning
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Will 'ropeless' fishing gear be seaworthy in time to save
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What Will It Cost to Create a Safer Ocean for Right Whales?
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North Atlantic right whales –
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North Atlantic right whales –
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Will 'Ropeless' Fishing Gear Save the Endangered Right Whale?
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lobstermen Archives - The Provincetown Independent
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