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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Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Interior Department wants to expand hunting and fishing on 3 wildlife refuges in Maine
The proposed rule covers the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge and the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge.
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Posted inHomegrown, Source
Homegrown: Wooden snowshoes (and furniture) support a good cause
Bob Howe’s winter gear helps pay for veterans to spend time hunting and fishing in Maine.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: This fish(erman) didn’t get away
The writer is caught red-handed fishing illegally, if inadvertently, on Rangeley Lake after the season had closed.
Posted inFood
Chef/author Barton Seaver takes deep dive into seafood, from A to almost Z
His seventh book, “American Seafood,” offers facts about myriad fish, recipes and his opinion about the finest kind of lobster.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World, News
Dramatic changes may be in the works for New England fisheries
Proposed new rules on marine fisheries in New England would open up scallop fishing at the northern edge of Georges Bank while closing the Great South Channel.
Posted inMeet, Source
Scientist Steve Eayrs knows how to build a better fish trap
It helps that he got his start as a fisherman.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
A critical fishery left vulnerable to one company’s exploitation
Regulators shouldn’t allow Omega Protein to increase its harvest of the water-filtering menhaden.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World, News
Maine plans swifter protocols for shellfish monitoring
After a toxic algae bloom caused a second recall in as many years, the state is planning to close suspect harvesting areas much faster.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Changes in fishing industry a factor when balancing marine uses, development
Portland should protect traditional waterfront uses, but not at the cost of all other economic progress.