Sixteen people will gain entry in this year’s intense bid for one of the most lucrative fish stocks in the state, but the success rate is still very low.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Commerce report says Maine’s outdoor recreation economy grew 16.5% in 2022
Outdoor recreation accounted for $3.3 billion in economic activity, or nearly 4% of the state’s GDP. That’s the 6th-highest percentage of any state.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: License to kill – Brookfield’s dams and Maine’s rivers
A major July fish kill on one of Maine’s most revered fisheries shows why Mainers must be concerned as Brookfield seeks to renew its dam licenses.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
Unconventional high school course has Newport-area students hooked
Nokomis Regional High School has a philosophy of ‘doing high school differently,’ and it’s doing that with a new English elective in which students learn the art of fly-fishing.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Grants for Kennebago preservation project on hold over lack of public access
The Rangeley Heritage Land Trust will have two years to secure deeded public access or it will lose $1.7 million to protect thousands of acres along the Kennebago River.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
U.S. auditors accuse Maine of misusing federal grants to shore up its pension fund
The practice, while not unique to Maine, exceeded ‘reasonable’ allowances as it diverted $2.6 million away from fishing, hunting and wildlife protection programs.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Maine tightens rules for fishing striped bass following ‘unprecedented’ year
Recreational anglers will be prohibited from harvesting striped bass smaller than 28 and larger than 31 inches. The previous regulation had a 35-inch limit.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Maine fishermen keep catching rare orange lobsters
Just weeks after a Scarborough fisherman garnered attention for catching one orange lobster, a Portland fisherman hauled in three from one trap, according to Harbor Fish Market.
Posted inNew England
Coast Guard finds 3 unresponsive people in search for missing fishermen off Massachusetts
Four fishermen left Hampton Harbor in New Hampshire on Wednesday.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Thaws in December and January lead to poor ice fishing season
Many people were out ice fishing Sunday at China Lake, Lake George and other locations, but fishing south of Augusta was not so good, given unfavorable ice conditions.