fishing industry Archives - Centralmaine.com

Lease challenge could threaten major new salmon farm on Maine coast

Two groups argue that a Norwegian firm doesn’t have the right to cross the intertidal zone to build a land-based salmon farm in Belfast.

by Tom Santaguida April 27, 2019April 27, 2019

Consistent Department of Marine Resources policy could prevent conflicts over the terms and siting of aquaculture leases.

by Monique Coombs April 26, 2019April 25, 2019

Our state should be aiming for a future that allows fishermen the opportunity to thrive.

They are alleged to have taken elvers illegally from a stream in Cumberland.

But some question the value of a bill to prohibit oil and gas exploration in state-owned waters that are devoid of oil and gas reserves.

by Patrick Whittle March 17, 2019March 17, 2019

The state’s cod were worth just over $200,000 at the docks last year – a fraction of the the millions of dollars they once commanded annually.

The new rules are designed to deter illegal sales of the fish, which are usually worth more than $1,000 per pound at the docks.

A subcommittee will listen to testimony and consider analysis done so far.

by Andrew Ross February 24, 2019February 25, 2019

The restaurant puts a Japanese spin on the raw fish dish from Hawaii.

by PATRICK WHITTLE February 22, 2019February 22, 2019

The move by regulators is among measures they are trying to stem poaching.