SPECTRUM NEWS • January 6, 2023
Scientists dedicated to saving North Atlantic right whales from extinction say they are optimistic they can work with the fishing industry to save the species. But they were blindsided last month when Maine’s congressional delegation put language in the federal budget to delay for six years regulations that are designed to protect the whales. Amy Knowlton, a senior scientist at the Boston-based New England Aquarium, said, “It’s mind-boggling that this would be allowed to happen.” Knowlton said the whales are a critically endangered species.