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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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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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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Harvesters of valuable baby eels hope for a stable 2022
Prices have fluctuated wildly since the start of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Signs at Portland jetport upset some who depend on fishing for livelihoods
PETA has sponsored billboard-sized signs that urge people to stop eating fish, which some see as an affront to Maine’s fishing heritage and a renowned restaurant scene that continues to struggle through the pandemic.
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Maine’s most fertile scalloping grounds closed for season
The state’s scallop industry has been strong in recent years.
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Search ends for survivors from sunken Spanish fishing vessel off Newfoundland
Twelve crew members are still missing after the vessel went down in rough seas.
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Prime scallop fishing grounds to stay open in Maine
The Maine Department of Marine Resources had been considering closing the Cobscook Bay area to fishing to prevent overharvesting scallops.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
New England fishermen sue to end industry-funded monitoring program
The federal government requires herring fishing boats to participate in, and pay for, at-sea monitoring programs.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough River dredging project is on
The project will benefit the working fishermen and recreational boaters navigating the clogged channel at Pine Point.