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In new cautionary approach, Maine shellfish areas will be closed at first sign of toxins

Previously, regulators monitored the presence of certain toxins and shut down fishing when they exceeded safe limits.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press April 7, 2018April 8, 2018

The value of Maine’s clams dipped by nearly $4 million last year, in part because of supply from areas outside the state.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press April 6, 2018April 6, 2018

The federal government will fund them for a year, but is trying to shift the cost to fishermen, who say they can’t afford it.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press March 27, 2018March 27, 2018

The northeast monument, the only one off the East Coast, is also an area where fishermen harvest valuable species such as lobsters and crabs.

by Associated Press February 26, 2018

Most of the catch goes to docks in Massachusetts.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press February 20, 2018February 21, 2018

A Norwegian company is planning a facility that would produce more than 60 million pounds of salmon a year.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press February 6, 2018February 6, 2018

Fishing regulators vote to gather public comment on proposed rules to raise the catch limit next year from 9,688 pounds to 11,479 pounds.

by Associated Press February 2, 2018February 2, 2018

The state routinely uses closures to prevent scallops from being overharvested.

There might be a lesson about Maine shrimp in data about its cousins in the North Sea.

More than 8,000 entries were submitted by more than 3,100 people hoping to get a piece of the state’s lucrative fishery.