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PublishedMay 7, 2020
Maine nets $20 million in federal bailout of U.S. fishing industry
Maine's cut of the $300 million in funding under the CARES Act is nation's fifth-highest.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
Lobstering group wants to raise $500,000 for legal defense fund
The Maine Lobstermen's Association is fighting a federal court ruling on right whales that could cripple the fishery.
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PublishedMay 1, 2020
Fishermen getting desperate as $300 million federal bailout stalls
Frustration is mounting among Maine fishermen and lawmakers over the aid, which was approved in March but still hasn't been distributed.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Maine fishermen seek relief, new markets to navigate ‘economic disaster’
The industry was largely shut out of the initial federal relief efforts, but advocates hope that is about to change.
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PublishedApril 13, 2020
State, lobstermen scramble to respond to judge’s right-whale ruling
The state's marine resources chief says ‘this could not have come at a worse time,’ but notes that the court has yet to hear the fishery's legal arguments.
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PublishedApril 10, 2020
Regulators fell short on protecting right whales from lobster industry, judge rules
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg determines that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act by downplaying the lobster industry's impact on the endangered whales.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
Maine elver fishery to open Monday following one-week delay
The state postponed the start of the fishery's $20 million-a-year season because of coronavirus concerns.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2020
The Wrap: The Garrison in Yarmouth is closing for now
The Garrison ends its take-out experiment, and Midcoast residents get mobile seafood delivery.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2020
Coronavirus concerns push back Maine elver season
The state will delay the start of the fishery's $20 million-a-year season by at least 2 weeks.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2020
Maine lobstermen to federal regulators: We’re not killing right whales
The Maine Lobstering Union accuses the agency of caving to environmental organizations when it should be defending the industry.
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