Atlantic Sea Farms partners with fishermen up and down the Maine coast to produce kelp products sold through stores and restaurant chains.
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Maine nets $20 million in federal bailout of U.S. fishing industry
Maine’s cut of the $300 million in funding under the CARES Act is nation’s fifth-highest.
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Lobstering group wants to raise $500,000 for legal defense fund
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is fighting a federal court ruling on right whales that could cripple the fishery.
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Fishermen getting desperate as $300 million federal bailout stalls
Frustration is mounting among Maine fishermen and lawmakers over the aid, which was approved in March but still hasn’t been distributed.
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Maine fishermen seek relief, new markets to navigate ‘economic disaster’
The industry was largely shut out of the initial federal relief efforts, but advocates hope that is about to change.
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With fishing fleets tied up, marine life given a chance to recover
The closure of restaurants and hotels, together with the difficulties of maintaining social distancing among crews at sea, have caused hundreds of fishing vessels to be tied up at ports around the world.
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State, lobstermen scramble to respond to judge’s right-whale ruling
The state’s marine resources chief says ‘this could not have come at a worse time,’ but notes that the court has yet to hear the fishery’s legal arguments.
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Regulators fell short on protecting right whales from lobster industry, judge rules
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg determines that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act by downplaying the lobster industry’s impact on the endangered whales.
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Maine elver fishery to open Monday following one-week delay
The state postponed the start of the fishery’s $20 million-a-year season because of coronavirus concerns.
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The Wrap: The Garrison in Yarmouth is closing for now
The Garrison ends its take-out experiment, and Midcoast residents get mobile seafood delivery.