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fisheries

Published
November 20, 2019

Warming waters spell more bad news for New England shrimp

The fishery has been shut down since 2013 and recent surveys show the species is still struggling.
Published
November 18, 2019

Pioneering mussel farmer buys rival, plans expansion

By 2021, Bangs Island Mussels plans to more than double production and hire more than 10 new employees, reflecting a growing market for the Casco Bay-grown mussels.
Published
November 16, 2019

Friends of Casco Bay will add data stations to get a clearer picture of quickly changing waters

Researchers for the nonprofit will deploy two continuous water-quality monitoring units – in Portland Harbor and in the New Meadows area near Harpswell – to get a more holistic view of conditions in the bay.
Published
November 4, 2019

Hundreds of scientists gather in Portland to address climate change in the Gulf of Maine

The Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium is aimed at sharing the latest science on ocean acidification and rising sea levels and ocean temperatures.
Published
October 30, 2019

Maine’s marine resources chief to chair Atlantic fisheries commission

Patrick Keliher will serve a two-year term at the head of the 15-state agency that coordinates and manages fishery resources along the Atlantic coast.

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Published
October 29, 2019

Judge rules in favor of conservationists on right whale protection

A federal judge has ruled that 2 fishing areas off New England will remain closed to certain kinds of gear to protect the endangered species of whale.
Published
October 21, 2019

Maine to hold lotteries to enter lucrative scallop fishery

One will be for 6 licenses to operate a drag boat for scallops and the other will be for 4 licenses to dive for scallops.
Published
September 20, 2019

Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans

She will be Maine's first sitting governor to speak before the international body's General Assembly.
Published
August 21, 2019

No live-fish rule in North Region approved by state

IFW's Advisory Council adopts the fishing regulation, which will go into effect Jan. 1.
Published
August 20, 2019

The ‘Codfather’, who will never fish again, was taken down by fake Russian mobsters

'I am a pirate,' he once told a group of federal regulators. 'It's your job to catch me.' They did.