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PublishedMarch 8, 2020
Green Plate Special: Maine’s fishermen are counting on you to eat local flounder
Trust us, this is no hardship.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
State reverses course, leaves menhaden fishery open
Maine will create a commercial menhaden fishing license in 2021, but it won't close the growing bait fishery as previously planned.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2020
Maine shuts down key scallop fishing areas for the season
Regulators typically shut down scallop fishing areas before the season is over to prevent overfishing and preserve the shellfish for future seasons.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Maine says its plan to protect whales from lobster gear is better than feds think
Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher says the National Marine Fisheries Service didn't give the state's plan credit for all of its whale protections.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Herring fishermen looking at another cutback in quota
The herring fleet makes up a major piece of the East Coast commercial fishing business.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Sinking claims lives of well-known Maine fishing captain, experienced deckhand
The fishing vessel Hayley Ann sank about 50 miles off Portland for reasons that are not yet clear, the Coast Guard says.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2020
Maine wants to ‘put the brakes on’ fast-growing lobster bait fishery
The Department of Marine Resources wants to close the pogy fishery to newcomers for 2 years while it crafts a new management and enforcement plan.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2020
Lobstermen Down East throw cold water on state plan to protect whales
About 75 people pack the first meeting in the state's monthlong presentation of its proposal, with many complaining that they would give up too much to fix a problem they aren't causing.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Maine lobster landings sank about 16% last year, commissioner says, but still beat expectations
The state's top fisheries official predicts a 100 million-pound harvest for 2019, which would be lower than 2018 but better than the industry had expected.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
Maine’s final plan to protect whales includes fewer lines, and a little slack, for lobstermen
The state proposal calls for the use of weak rope, fewer buoy lines carrying more traps in deeper waters, and flexibility to approve alternative protections to sustain fishermen and regional fishing traditions.
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