Feds Deny Emergency Call to Slow Ships, Ease Whale Strikes

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. government has denied a request from a group of environmental organizations to immediately apply proposed ship-speed … [Read more...]

Feds Try to Improve Fishing Data With New Monitoring Rules

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Changes to U.S. rules about the monitoring of Northeast commercial fishing activities are going into effect this month with a … [Read more...]

Retailers Pull Lobster from Menus After ‘Red List’ Warning

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Some retailers are taking lobster off the menu after an assessment from an influential conservation group that the harvest of … [Read more...]

Whale Entanglements Drop, but Remain Major Threat, Feds Say

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government says the number of whales entangled in fishing gear has declined recently, but the entanglements remain … [Read more...]

Haul of Atlantic Cod, Once Abundant, Reaches New Low

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the oldest fishing industries in the U.S. sank to a new low in catch last year, signaling that efforts to rebuild the … [Read more...]

Atlantic Herring Industry Gets $11M to Cope With Fish Losses

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Disaster-level instability in the Atlantic herring industry has prompted the federal government to give $11 million to … [Read more...]

NOAA Acknowledges Shortage of Gear to Protect Whales

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government is acknowledging that supply chain issues will prevent all lobstermen from having gear needed to protect … [Read more...]

Maine Governor, Delegation Want Whale Protections Delayed

PORTLAND Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor and congressional delegation are calling on the federal government to push back new fishing rules designed to … [Read more...]

Cod Fishing Limits to be Slashed Again, Regulators Say

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing industry managers are recommending the already-diminished U.S. cod fishery face another reduction in catch limits. Cod … [Read more...]

Lobster Fishers Ask High Court to Stop Rules to Help Whales

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Members of the Maine lobster fishing industry are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block new fishing restrictions designed to … [Read more...]



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