May 18, 2018 — Set the traps and melt the butter.
The state Department of Marine Fisheries on Tuesday lifted its emergency closure on the setting of lobster traps and the reduced speed limit of 10 knots or less on small vessels in Cape Cod Bay after an aerial survey found no presence of right whales in the region. The marine animals can become entangled in the ropes used to mark lobster traps and haul the catch.
The fisheries department said that Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies had conducted an aerial survey of the bay on Monday as part of the state’s ongoing right whale conservation efforts.
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