Prices have fluctuated wildly since the start of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Signs at Portland jetport upset some who depend on fishing for livelihoods
PETA has sponsored billboard-sized signs that urge people to stop eating fish, which some see as an affront to Maine’s fishing heritage and a renowned restaurant scene that continues to struggle through the pandemic.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s most fertile scalloping grounds closed for season
The state’s scallop industry has been strong in recent years.
Posted inNation & World
Search ends for survivors from sunken Spanish fishing vessel off Newfoundland
Twelve crew members are still missing after the vessel went down in rough seas.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Prime scallop fishing grounds to stay open in Maine
The Maine Department of Marine Resources had been considering closing the Cobscook Bay area to fishing to prevent overharvesting scallops.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
New England fishermen sue to end industry-funded monitoring program
The federal government requires herring fishing boats to participate in, and pay for, at-sea monitoring programs.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough River dredging project is on
The project will benefit the working fishermen and recreational boaters navigating the clogged channel at Pine Point.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Fishermen charged with falsifying herring-catch records
Five fishermen from Maine and New Hampshire and one corporation were named in the federal indictment.
Posted inMaine, News
Judge awards almost $1 million to families of fishermen who died on the Emmy Rose
The Portland-based vessel sank off the coast of Massachusetts in November 2020, claiming the lives of four men in a tragedy that stunned Maine’s fishing community.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We need more awareness of mental health stresses on Maine’s fishermen
Include fishermen in policy decisions that affect them, invest in programs that support their ability to continue to work and create opportunities for them to seek mental health support.