However, the number of adult salmon returning to rivers increased for the first time since 2015.
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Prices are high for baby eels in Maine as season nears end
The state says the average price per pound for elvers has been close to $2,100.
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Lease challenge could threaten major new salmon farm on Maine coast
Two groups argue that a Norwegian firm doesn’t have the right to cross the intertidal zone to build a land-based salmon farm in Belfast.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Limits on rockweed harvest will help protect Maine’s coast
Now that the ownership question has been resolved, landowners should safeguard the resource for its value to the ecosystem.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine lobstermen seeking best solution for both aquaculture applicants and fishermen
Consistent Department of Marine Resources policy could prevent conflicts over the terms and siting of aquaculture leases.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Don’t let Maine’s working waterfront turn into a quaint picture of the past
Our state should be aiming for a future that allows fishermen the opportunity to thrive.
Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Local & State, News
Pair charged with poaching baby eels in Maine
They are alleged to have taken elvers illegally from a stream in Cumberland.
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How big should a clam get? Maine eyes new harvest rules.
Lawmakers will consider a proposal designed to boost the state’s sagging clam harvest, but clammers and conservationists are already divided about the idea.
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Lawmakers endorse ban on oil and gas drilling off Maine’s coast
But some question the value of a bill to prohibit oil and gas exploration in state-owned waters that are devoid of oil and gas reserves.
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Maine cod fishery plummets to least valuable year since 1960s
The state’s cod were worth just over $200,000 at the docks last year – a fraction of the the millions of dollars they once commanded annually.