The herring fleet makes up a major piece of the East Coast commercial fishing business.
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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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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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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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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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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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House passes Rep. Pingree’s measure to protect working waterfronts
Rep. Chellie Pingree’s bill would provide federal loans and grants to preserve access for fishermen, boatyards and the public and defend against climate change damage.
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Commentary: Speak up now to protect Atlantic puffins and the fish they rely on
Herring conservation measures will also benefit cod, salmon and many other predatory marine species.
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Dutch company chooses Down East town as home for its multimillion-dollar fish farm
Kingfish Zeeland proposes raising yellowtail in Jonesport, a project that would further Maine’s surge in land-based seafood ‘farming.’
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Second Maine lobstering group rejects state’s plan for protecting whales
The state’s biggest lobster trade group says the concessions sought by the state are out of proportion with the risk the industry poses to endangered right whales.