fishing industry
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PublishedOctober 5, 2018
Gubernatorial candidates vow to back lobster industry in upcoming fight
Proposals to protect right whales, which will be unveiled next week, could hobble Maine's most lucrative fishery.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2018
Lobster industry blasts proposed regulations intended to protect whales
Officials say scientific data doesn't support the proposals.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2018
U.S. fishermen lose quota in new fishing pact with Canada
The loss will present a hardship for New England fishermen, who are already coping with the collapse of the cod stock, says one Maine fisherman.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2018
Defenders of endangered right whales pursue limits on aquaculture
The threat of entanglements extends beyond the lobster industry, say advocates, pointing to Maine’s rapidly growing farmed-fisheries sector.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2018
Proposals to save right whales could drastically change lobstering
Regulators will meet next week to consider actions to preserve the threatened species, including a one-month closure of fishing zones and outlawing certain gear.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2018
Herring quota’s sting may lead Maine lobstermen to sit out next spring
Regulators' proposal to slash the yearly figure by 80 percent has fishermen wondering if they'd be working just to cover bait costs.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2018
Maine lobstermen say move to avert collapse of herring fishery will have dire consequences
Trawling bans and quota reductions being proposed by regulators will result in bait shortages that will cause prices to skyrocket, the lobstermen say.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2018
Maine Voices: Fishery regulators should understand puffins need herring, too
The New England Fishery Management Council needs to implement ecosystem-based management of forage fish.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2018
Ocean funding will benefit right whales, sea turtles, salmon
Four grants are coming to Maine to assess how fishing affects right whales and to help the salmon population.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2018
Maine scallop farmers try to crack that market
In a three-year process, farmers must first collect larval scallops from the ocean and place the baby scallops in hanging nets on a farm in the ocean.
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