Adoption of Whale-safe Fishing Gear Lags Behind in Race to Save Endangered Animals

On a frigid day in March, far enough from the coast for the shoreline to slip away, father and son duo Captain Mike Lane and crewman Jake Lane are the only lobstermen for miles on Massachusetts Bay.
The crewman baits the traps while the captain navigates to the lobstering grounds off Cohasset, a fishing town on the south shore of Massachusetts. With the co-ordinates punched into their tablet, the captain launches the first trap from starboard, setting the other 19 on the trawl in motion...
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