The move to discontinue the four-year agreement — which comes amid the White House’s efforts to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget — leaves the fishery organization’s programming and 20 employees in limbo.
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Maine lobstermen hauled smallest catch in 15 years
But they raked in the second-highest price per pound in the fishery’s history in 2024.
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Maine fisheries scientist nominated to head marine resources agency
Carl Wilson will temporarily replace Patrick Keliher as commissioner but must win Senate approval to keep the post on a permanent basis.
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Maine’s longtime marine resources commissioner is stepping down
Patrick Keliher, who has served in the position since 2012, is the longest-serving commissioner in the history of the Department of Marine Resources. He will retire March 14.
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Brunswick officials voice support for better fish passage on the Androscoggin River
As conversation around fish passage at the dam grows this year, Brunswick Town Council took a stance in support of pursing a new fish ladder on one of Maine’s largest rivers.
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Here’s what the latest global climate assessment means for Maine
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released a new global assessment outlining a path toward a sustainable future. Dr. Kanae Tokunaga of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute was one of two experts from the U.S. chosen to contribute. Here’s her take on what ‘transformative change’ could mean for working waterfronts.
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7 Maine fishermen will soon go shrimping for first time in a decade
Regulators are leaning on them to collect data that will help evaluate the northern shrimp stock and, potentially, inform the future of the long-closed fishery.
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Commissioner urges lobstermen to move gear from area with dozens of right whales
If any of the whales become entangled in Maine gear, it could worsen regulations lobstermen say are already too strict.
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Hunkering down for winter, above and below the sea
Wintering. This is the concept of slowing down and turning inward in the winter. A friend recently shared a poem about this with me that reminded me of the reason for wintering — springing! The slowing down, pulling in and conserving of energy is all in an effort to be ready for the coming spring, […]
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A dive to declutter Boothbay Harbor
OceansWide, a group dedicated to removing marine litter, invited The Times Record on one of its last dives of the season. What surfaced? Critters, sea squirts and a lone golf ball — plus a spark of inspiration for the Gulf of Maine.