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.
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.
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.
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.
Lobster industry blasts proposed regulations intended to protect whales
Officials say scientific data doesn’t support the proposals.
U.S. fishermen lose quota in new fishing pact with Canada
The loss will present a hardship for New England fishermen, who are already coping with the collapse of the cod stock, says one Maine fisherman.
Defenders of endangered right whales pursue limits on aquaculture
The threat of entanglements extends beyond the lobster industry, say advocates, pointing to Maine’s rapidly growing farmed-fisheries sector.
Proposals to save right whales could drastically change lobstering
Regulators will meet next week to consider actions to preserve the threatened species, including a one-month closure of fishing zones and outlawing certain gear.
Herring quota’s sting may lead Maine lobstermen to sit out next spring
Regulators’ proposal to slash the yearly figure by 80 percent has fishermen wondering if they’d be working just to cover bait costs.