The Massachusetts-based fishing magnate has already pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money.
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New England’s herring fishery to shut for 2 weeks
The closure will allow the fish to spawn.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Mainer sentenced to 2 years in prison for poaching elvers
Court documents say the Waldoboro man sold about $162,000 worth of illegally harvested baby eels.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Rule changes will allow scallop fishing in state waters
Federal regulators say making the change in Maine and Massachusetts won’t have an adverse effect on the fishery.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
New rules approved for New England shrimp fishery, in case it ever reopens
Regulators adopt changes in gear, a limited season, and penalties for states that exceed quotas – in a fishery that’s been closed since 2013.
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Fishing regulators eye protections for all-important menhaden
Limits on commercial fishing would recognize the schooling fish’s critical role in the ocean ecosystem.
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Quota will stay the same in Maine’s 2018 eel fishery
Regulators vote to hold the catch limit at a little less than 9,700 pounds.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Popular species of New England flounder is overfished, regulators say
Witch flounder is mostly brought to shore by fishermen in Maine and Massachusetts.
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Maine’s elver quota could stay the same next year
Regulators are likely to vote Tuesday on the catch limit for 2018.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine dealer pleads guilty to trafficking in baby eels caught by poachers
William Sheldon, of Woolwich, was charged with trafficking in more than half a million dollars’ worth of elvers.