fishing industry
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2016
Part of New England’s herring fishery to be closed
The closure, from Sunday until Oct. 29, is meant to protect a key source of bait fish.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2016
U.S., Canada broker agreement to share dwindling cod fishing
The nations' fisheries overlap in the eastern reaches of Georges Bank, an important fishing area located off New England.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2016
More fishing gear entanglements jeopardize right whale’s recovery
The journal Frontiers in Marine Science says the number of baby right whales has steeply declined since 2010.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2016
Pogy fishery reopens with strict new rules
Maine fishermen must limit their pursuit to Tuesday-Thursday, and net less than 120,000 pounds a week.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2016
Maine’s food economy gets new blueprint for expansion
The Maine Food Strategy organization's 29-page report outlines wide-ranging goals for getting there from here.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
Herring limits expanded to prolong catch of lobster bait
Maine lobstermen feared the herring fishery might be shut down early, leaving them with no ready supply of bait for the remainder of the lobstering season.
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PublishedJune 27, 2016
Climate change threatens to sink Gulf of Maine fishing industry
As waters warm, valuable species migrate and the fishing fleet shrinks.
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PublishedJune 27, 2016
Fishermen vow to continue lawsuit about monitoring rules
The lawsuit concerns the cost of at-sea monitors, which was recently shifted onto fishermen.
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PublishedJune 26, 2016
International conference in Portland looks at fish health
About 250 researchers and industry leaders are expected to attend.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Maine to close most productive scallop ground for season
The closures take effect on Saturday.
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