The nations’ fisheries overlap in the eastern reaches of Georges Bank, an important fishing area located off New England.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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International conference in Portland looks at fish health
About 250 researchers and industry leaders are expected to attend.
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Maine to close most productive scallop ground for season
The closures take effect on Saturday.