Court restores fishing ban to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Federal appeals court reinstates protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales, reversing a lower court's decision that lifted a ban on lobster fishing. The ban, active from February 1 to April 30 off the New England coast, aims to prevent whale entanglement in fishing gear. With fewer than 380 whales left, the population faces threats from fishing gear and ship collisions. This decision is crucial for the species' survival.

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