fisheries
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Homely fish makes for hearty holiday feast
Maine Coast Fishermen's Association to donate monkfish stew to Midcoast food pantry’s annual holiday supper.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2023
Phippsburg supports new grant proposal for Center Pond River fishway
The Center Pond River Herring Committee will take the next step with a grant proposal to rebuild the fishway connecting the pond with the lower Kennebec River for alewife migration.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2023
Mills announces investment into fish restoration projects
Gov. Janet Mills says $3.7 million in grants will be used to construct fishways and fund other projects aimed at supporting Maine's sea-run fish species.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
$35 million in grants will upgrade Maine culverts to allow water – and fish – to pass
Tribal governments there won an injunction in 2013 prohibiting the construction of new culverts deemed to harm fish habitats and requiring state officials to accelerate the removal of existing ones.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2023
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.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
A federal bill would ban wind power development in key fishing area off Maine coast
Rep. Jared Golden has introduced legislation in Congress that would prevent offshore wind development in Lobster Management Area 1, which is the zone closest to the shore and stretches along the entire coast.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Why don’t we farm lobster?
Many have tried over time, but most believe that Maine's management of the fishery is the most economical method for getting it to market.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Intertidal: ‘Fisheries in Our Town’ provides info on living and working on the waterfront
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2023
U.S. backed offshore wind farm despite own scientists’ warning about cod
The recommendation underscores a potential environmental tradeoff of the coming offshore wind boom along the East Coast.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2022
Fishing industry faces possibility that some species may never recover
The changing environment has made it harder for species to recover from years of overfishing that was already taxing the population.
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