fishing industry
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2017
Fishery managers seek to avoid another herring shortage
They say they want to stretch out the amount of herring that fishermen can catch over the course of the year.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2017
Fisheries ecologist Lisa Kerr tracks cod and bluefin tuna
Fortunately, the fish have a 'black box' to help her with her work in the Gulf of Maine
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2017
New rules for New England shrimp fishing might go to public
Possibilities, if the fishery reopens, include state-by-state allocations and mandatory use of gear that prevents the harvest of young shrimp.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2017
Maine scallop fishermen, hurt by weather, get extra day
Fishermen are reporting good catches and prices remain strong.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2017
Man-sized bluefin tuna auctioned for $632,000 in Japan
The fish goes for $2,981 per kilogram, compared with the 2013 record-setting price of $7,930 per kilogram.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2017
Scarborough increases clamming licenses despite protests
The Town Council adds four commercial digging permits over the objections of shellfish commission leaders.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2017
State seeks more authority in investigations of suspected lobstering violations
Legislation is being drafted to make it easier for Maine Marine Patrol officers to secretly install tracking or surveillance devices on boats.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2016
Rising halibut catch may lead to regulatory change
Fishermen say stocks are healthier, but the federal government still lists the species as 'overfished.'
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PublishedDecember 10, 2016
Bill to ease federal regulations on Maine’s urchin industry passes the U.S. Senate
Introduced by Maine Sen. Angus King, the amendment will need to be reconciled with a similar bill from Maine Reps. Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin before it could become law.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2016
New net opens a way to help fishermen and protect cod
A new design releases bycatch like cod, which lets fishermen focus on their intended catch ratrher than quotas, restrictions.
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