fishing industry
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PublishedDecember 7, 2016
Our View: Pollution curbs on coal-fired plants have made Gulf of Maine tuna safer
Maine's congressional delegation should resist efforts to roll back environmental policies that have helped to reduce mercury intake.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2016
Fishermen say they’ll appeal mandate to pay at-sea monitors
A federal district court judge ruled in July that it was legal to require fishermen to pay for the monitors, who can cost hundreds of dollars per day.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2016
Scientists say shutdown of Maine’s shrimp fishery should continue
A committee tells regulators that the closure that started at the end of 2013 should continue through 2017.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2016
Harvest of horseshoe crabs for medical use getting official review
The harvest is about 500,000 crabs per year from Maine to Florida.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2016
Herring fishery along New England coast shut down
The National Marine Fisheries Service says fishermen have caught about 90 percent of their quota.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2016
U.S. wants stronger agreement to ban Arctic Ocean fishing
A special representative for the Arctic, says a binding, multinational agreement would prevent fishing before scientists can determine what is sustainable.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2016
Part of New England’s herring fishery to be closed
The closure, from Sunday until Oct. 29, is meant to protect a key source of bait fish.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2016
U.S., Canada broker agreement to share dwindling cod fishing
The nations' fisheries overlap in the eastern reaches of Georges Bank, an important fishing area located off New England.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2016
More fishing gear entanglements jeopardize right whale’s recovery
The journal Frontiers in Marine Science says the number of baby right whales has steeply declined since 2010.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2016
Pogy fishery reopens with strict new rules
Maine fishermen must limit their pursuit to Tuesday-Thursday, and net less than 120,000 pounds a week.
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