Sea To Table has become a darling in the sustainable seafood movement, but an Associated Press investigation links it to some of the same practices it vowed to fight.
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Author Christopher White asks, is it ‘Boom or Bust for Maine’s Greatest Fishery?’
A Santa Fe resident who has spent plenty of time in Maine, White attempts to crack the story of climate change and lobster.
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Fishermen, others protest Portland waterfront development
As the city increasingly becomes a destination for developers, those in the fishing and lobster industry fear they’re being left behind.
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Maine’s elver season shut down 2 weeks early as off-book sales disrupt quota
Marine resources officials impose an emergency rule after investigators discover some fishermen have sold baby eels for cash, skirting an electronic swipe-card system implemented to avoid overfishing.
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Number of stocks being overfished are at all-time low, U.S. says
Several species that are still subject to overfishing, including populations of Atlantic cod and halibut, are located off New England, where they also face pressure from swiftly warming waters.
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Fish study confirms that older, larger females have disproportionally more eggs
The finding reinforces the belief that many fisheries managers err by not using egg output as a metric in setting catch guidelines.
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Salmon farmer set to use Norway’s ‘Thermolicer’ technology
Cooke Aquaculture will use warm-water baths to remove lice from the fish.
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Cleanup team tangles with 2 tons of ‘ghost gear’ off Cape Elizabeth
Divers, lobstermen and environmentalists pull a huge blob of debris from Dyer Cove. Such lost fishing gear poses a threat to marine life, fishermen and boaters.
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Mainer who was key to rise of eel fishery to be sentenced for poaching
William Sheldon pleaded guilty to trafficking in baby eels that were poached.
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CEI wins $300,000 grant to study scallop farming
The award is to study Japanese scallop production techniques.