The Lobster Foundation of Massachusetts (LFoM) received a financial boost with a $50,000 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust. This funding will enable LFoM to develop a Whale Safer 1,700 lb Red rope project to deploy a whale safer 1,700 lb red rope to reduce the Serious Injury and Mortality to the North Atlantic Right Whale. Read full press release here.
Update on Whale Safer 1700lb Red Rope: On September 22, 2020 the LFoM mailed out a Red Rope Questionnaire for a mid-project update, to all commercial lobstermen participating in the Whale Safer 1,700 lb Red Rope Project for feedback on the whale safer red rope.
Whale Safer 1700lb. Red Rope Project Update: The LFoM has completed the Whale Safer 1700lb. Red Rope Project. Click the link for the final report: Final LFoM Report for MET 4-6-21
