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WALTHAM - Lobsters are a way of life in New England, but marine conservationists say the delicacy comes at a cost. Lobster trap lines entangle, injure and even kill North Atlantic Right Whales. Cormac ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. On Saturday, April 19th, twenty-three volunteers with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and members of the commercial fishing ...

The Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce is bringing the famous Lobster Trap Tree back to Stonington for the second year, promising a "bigger" and "better" display. "Last year, the tree was 360 traps ...

The popular lobster trap tree in Stonington will be lit for the first time this weekend. The tree is larger in size compared to last year’s tree, with 450 buoys and just as many lobster traps. It's ...

The skyline of Boston is still in view when Colin Greeley catches his first glimpse of water rising off the horizon of the Atlantic Ocean. A family of whales is about to breach the surface to take a ...

Justin Goodwin and Town Manager Jennifer Constable. "Unfortunately, the town manager doesn't think it's possible to open it this year," Goodwin told The Patriot Ledger, citing a number of ...

A key seafood industry watchdog group urges consumers not to eat lobster because of the impact on endangered right whales. YORK, Maine — On a Wednesday afternoon last month, Sam Sewall snagged a ...

Twenty-three volunteers with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and members of the commercial fishing community worked together recently to remove more than 30 lobster traps that had washed ashore. This is ...