The harvesting ban extends from Old Orchard Beach to Harpswell.
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Posted inGreen Plate Special, Source
What did your lobster eat before you ate your lobster? And why should you care?
With herring bait in short supply, scientists and regulators consider the lobster’s diet
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Catching ‘The Codfather’ should just be first step
A criminal fishing operator’s catch share should be distributed among those who lived by the rules.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s elver harvest nearing yearly quota
State records show that fishermen have harvested more than 85 percent of the 9,600 pounds allowed this year.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
City on brink of huge mistake: Cold-storage facility far bigger than needed
Certainly a solution can be found that avoids scarring the landscape of Portland’s valued western waterfront.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
New rules aim to boost herring supply prized as lobster bait
Quotas and limiting fishing to certain days are among restrictions designed to help Maine and neighboring states maximize opportunities for small-boat fishing fleets.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland waterfront receives mixed grades on 30-year report card
Thirty years after the historic vote, we need to take nonmarine pressure off of the city’s working waterfront.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Elver lottery plan wins approval from key committee
The plan aims to bring new people into an industry where many current license holders are aging.
Posted inBusiness
Federal regulators move to change scallop fishery rules
The New England Fishery Management Council wants to alter harvest management to reduce conflict among classes of fishermen.
Posted inLocal & State
Court ruling favors government over fishermen’s group
At issue was the government’s new practice of making fishermen pay for at-sea monitors.