It says ‘iconic fisheries’ in the Northeast, including lobster, face a bleaker future because of rising acidity levels in the ocean.
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Maine scallop fishery, a conservation success story, to start for the winter
The harvest hit a 20-year-high last year after bottoming out in the mid-2000s.
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Regulators close Maine’s shrimp fishery for next 3 years
Maine fishermen used to catch millions of pounds of shrimp every winter, but the fishery is decimated by warming ocean temperatures.
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Panel in Portland set to decide on shrimp fishing season
Things don’t look promising for the New England fishery.
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Fishermen launch campaign to protect Portland’s working waterfront from development
They and their supporters gather at a pub on Commercial Street to gather signatures for a referendum that would restore the city’s water dependency use requirement.
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Fresh or frozen fish? The answer may surprise you
A long-standing myth about frozen seafood purports that it is of poor quality because freezing is the seafood industry’s way to prevent aging fish from going bad.
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To document climate change, Kate Olson went to Maine’s expert witnesses
She interviewed fishermen, farmers and foresters about how they are affected.
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In New Hampshire, an experiment in farming steelhead trout
Mussels and sugar kelp thrive on the nitrogen created by the fish, and grow alongside it.
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Get busy learning about the future of the seafood industry
Maine-based sustainable seafood expert Barton Seaver will speak about the value of fish and sea life.
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Gubernatorial candidates vow to back lobster industry in upcoming fight
Proposals to protect right whales, which will be unveiled next week, could hobble Maine’s most lucrative fishery.