Efforts to turn the invasive green crabs into a restaurant delicacy continue.
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Commerce department defends decision on flounder fishery
The Commerce secretary overrode a recommendation to impose a moratorium on flounder fishing in New Jersey.
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Trump appointee reverses fisheries managers over flounder fishing
The marine fisheries commission, citing overfishing, had been tightening size and possession rules for recreational fishing of summer flounder up and down the coast.
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Brad Burns of Falmouth angles for return of striper abundance
A passionate fisherman, he leads Stripers Forever, a conservation group that pushes to end commercial fishing of striped bass.
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Maine delegation wants permits forfeited by ‘The Codfather’ redistributed
Fishing permits held by Carlos Rafael of New Bedford should go to fishermen throughout the Northeast who suffered from his crimes, the delegation says.
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Food scientists float an idea to use Maine’s invasive green crabs: Make pastries
Taste testers responded favorably to the savory crab empanadas.
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Federal proposal would help train young U.S. fishermen
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, is among the co-sponsors of the bill to provide training programs as the average age of fishermen climbs.
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Fishing group wants people to eat more dogfish, skates
The Massachusetts group is working with 20 restaurants on Cape Cod.
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Maine’s elver fishermen close to the season’s quota
The baby eels are selling for $1,300 a pound.
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Group plans alewives’ path from China Lake to ocean
Six dams lie between the lake and the Sebasticook River, and the project faces some pushback.