fishing industry
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Maine eel fishermen have productive year, but price is low
Fishermen caught at least 9,650 pounds of the eels during a season in which they were limited to 9,688.
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PublishedJune 5, 2020
Trump opens marine monument to fishermen, promises trade relief
Reopening this southern New England territory to commercial fishing has political appeal in Maine, but little practical impact.
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PublishedMay 24, 2020
The Seaweed Supplier
Atlantic Sea Farms partners with fishermen up and down the Maine coast to produce kelp products sold through stores and restaurant chains.
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
Maine nets $20 million in federal bailout of U.S. fishing industry
Maine's cut of the $300 million in funding under the CARES Act is nation's fifth-highest.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
Lobstering group wants to raise $500,000 for legal defense fund
The Maine Lobstermen's Association is fighting a federal court ruling on right whales that could cripple the fishery.
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PublishedMay 1, 2020
Fishermen getting desperate as $300 million federal bailout stalls
Frustration is mounting among Maine fishermen and lawmakers over the aid, which was approved in March but still hasn't been distributed.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Maine fishermen seek relief, new markets to navigate ‘economic disaster’
The industry was largely shut out of the initial federal relief efforts, but advocates hope that is about to change.
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PublishedApril 17, 2020
With fishing fleets tied up, marine life given a chance to recover
The closure of restaurants and hotels, together with the difficulties of maintaining social distancing among crews at sea, have caused hundreds of fishing vessels to be tied up at ports around the world.
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PublishedApril 13, 2020
State, lobstermen scramble to respond to judge’s right-whale ruling
The state's marine resources chief says ‘this could not have come at a worse time,’ but notes that the court has yet to hear the fishery's legal arguments.
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PublishedApril 10, 2020
Regulators fell short on protecting right whales from lobster industry, judge rules
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg determines that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act by downplaying the lobster industry's impact on the endangered whales.
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