Fishing industry
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PublishedOctober 24, 2017
Rule changes will allow scallop fishing in state waters
Federal regulators say making the change in Maine and Massachusetts won't have an adverse effect on the fishery.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2017
New rules approved for New England shrimp fishery, in case it ever reopens
Regulators adopt changes in gear, a limited season, and penalties for states that exceed quotas – in a fishery that's been closed since 2013.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2017
Fishing regulators eye protections for all-important menhaden
Limits on commercial fishing would recognize the schooling fish's critical role in the ocean ecosystem.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Quota will stay the same in Maine’s 2018 eel fishery
Regulators vote to hold the catch limit at a little less than 9,700 pounds.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Popular species of New England flounder is overfished, regulators say
Witch flounder is mostly brought to shore by fishermen in Maine and Massachusetts.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
Maine’s elver quota could stay the same next year
Regulators are likely to vote Tuesday on the catch limit for 2018.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2017
Maine dealer pleads guilty to trafficking in baby eels caught by poachers
William Sheldon, of Woolwich, was charged with trafficking in more than half a million dollars' worth of elvers.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2017
Herring fishing to be shut down off New England coast in October
Fishermen will be prohibited from catching the bait fish from Oct. 1 to Oct. 28 in the area from southern Maine to Cape Cod.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2017
Maine Voices: Changes in fishing industry a factor when balancing marine uses, development
Portland should protect traditional waterfront uses, but not at the cost of all other economic progress.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2017
Surge of sea lice plagues world salmon industry
Farmers consider the parasite to be the biggest threat to their industry and say the problem is making the fish more expensive to consumers.
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