Dr. Michael Asaro, NOAA, looks out for the right whales and wants the lobstermen back at the table

American Shoreline Podcast Network

On this episode, Peter and Tyler speak with Dr. Michael Asaro, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Group Lead at NOAA Fisheries. The subject of discussion is NOAA's effort to safe the North Atlantic Right Whale, of which only some 400 individuals are living. They discuss the current state of the whale, what NOAA is doing to save the species, and the current political situation with the Maine Lobstermen's Association, who just announced last week that they were leaving the recovery implementation team. This is the Part One or a two-part series on the politics of the Right Whale. Part 2 will feature Patrice McCarron, Executive Director of the Maine Lobstermen's Association (MLA). Regulatory pressure to protect the whales seems to falling on the lobstermen and they are not pleased. Cit's a classic resource management conflict on the American shoreline. Get inside this multi-million dollar discussion. Only on ASPN.