fishing industry
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PublishedMay 29, 2022
Vegan Kitchen: ‘Ghost’ gear haunts Maine waters, threatening wildlife
A diver's discoveries shed light on an intensifying marine menace: Discarded fishing lines and nets, broken buoys and traps.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
U.S. fishing haul fell 10% during first pandemic year
Some of the largest value seafood species were once again New England staples, such as lobster, a fishery anchored in Maine, and sea scallops, many of which come to the docks in Massachusetts.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Maine baby eel industry had one of its best seasons, netting $20 million
The per-pound price of $2,162 was the third-highest in state history.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
Midcoast fishermen learn how to save themselves on Cundy’s Harbor
Last week, a Massachusetts-based organization held a free, two-day safety training for Midcoast fishermen.
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PublishedMay 5, 2022
Herring industry, mostly in Maine, to get $11 million to cope with fishery disaster
Atlantic herring are an important East Coast fishery because the fish are used as bait by commercial lobstermen.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
New Jersey company indicted on charges of smuggling valuable eels
The Justice Department said the defendants conspired to unlawfully smuggle large numbers of baby European eels out of Europe to a factory in China.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
Maine fishermen set record for value of catch in 2021
The increased value of several seafood products that year helped the state set the record.
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PublishedApril 13, 2022
Regulators to monitor all New England fishing for certain species
At-sea monitors are workers who collect data on board commercial fishing boats to help inform regulations and management of species.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2022
Fights over illegal fishing worldwide lead to armed conflict, deaths
An Associated Press review of conflict databases found in the past 5 years more than 360 instances of state authorities ramming or shooting at foreign fishing boats, sometimes leading to deaths.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2022
Seafood industry braces for losses of jobs, fish due to sanctions on Russia
In Maine, more than $50 million in seafood products from Russia passed through Portland in 2021, according to federal statistics.
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