Instead, the governor says he will ask lawmakers to pay for additional lobster research, new field technology for fisheries scientists and raises for Maine Marine Patrol officers out of the state budget surplus.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny is excited to be the Portland Press Herald’s first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maine’s lobster and cannabis industries, covered state politics and spent a fellowship year exploring the impact of climate change on the lobster fishery with the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team. Before moving to Maine, she covered politics, environment, casino gambling and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut and Arizona. Her favorite assignments allow her to introduce readers to unusual people, cultures, or subjects. When off the clock, Penny is usually getting lost in a new book at a local coffeehouse, watching foreign crime shows or planning her family’s next adventure.
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Maine lobster catch tipped the scale at a record 130 million pounds in 2016
The fishery also surged to a record value of $533 million, thanks to dealer networks and marketing efforts.
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Maine lobstermen’s union votes to buy Hancock County lobster business
Purchase of Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound’s wholesale operation means lobstermen will have more control over the prices they get for their catch, a spokesman says.
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Maine lobstermen oppose increase in cost of commercial fishing licenses
The Department of Marine Resources wants to raise the annual fee by about 30 percent.
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Ogunquit awash in intrigue as town manager fights allegations
The picturesque beach town has become the backdrop for a widening swirl of embezzlement and corruption allegations against the once-popular town manager.
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Value of Maine lobster exports to China on pace to triple for 2016
Growing demand for live lobster in Asia has buoyed the state’s lobster industry, rapidly pushing up prices.
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To buoy its budget, Maine marine resources department seeks higher fees for fishing licenses
The fee increases would range from $1 to $114, and the cost of a Class III lobster license would exceed $1,000 for the first time.
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Court hearing for Ogunquit town manager delayed; Select Board vows action
Tom Fortier has been on paid administrative leave since he was charged in August with taking beach parking fees.
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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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LePage questions integrity of state voting, accuracy of Nov. 8 results
He cites no evidence and offers no explanation in a routine letter to incoming legislators that also casts doubt on their election victories.