fishing industry
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PublishedOctober 31, 2017
Rep. Pingree urges federal fishery charges against ‘The Codfather’
The Massachusetts-based fishing magnate has already pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2017
New England’s herring fishery to shut for 2 weeks
The closure will allow the fish to spawn.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2017
Mainer sentenced to 2 years in prison for poaching elvers
Court documents say the Waldoboro man sold about $162,000 worth of illegally harvested baby eels.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2017
Rule changes will allow scallop fishing in state waters
Federal regulators say making the change in Maine and Massachusetts won't have an adverse effect on the fishery.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2017
New rules approved for New England shrimp fishery, in case it ever reopens
Regulators adopt changes in gear, a limited season, and penalties for states that exceed quotas – in a fishery that's been closed since 2013.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2017
Fishing regulators eye protections for all-important menhaden
Limits on commercial fishing would recognize the schooling fish's critical role in the ocean ecosystem.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Quota will stay the same in Maine’s 2018 eel fishery
Regulators vote to hold the catch limit at a little less than 9,700 pounds.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Popular species of New England flounder is overfished, regulators say
Witch flounder is mostly brought to shore by fishermen in Maine and Massachusetts.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
Maine’s elver quota could stay the same next year
Regulators are likely to vote Tuesday on the catch limit for 2018.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2017
Maine dealer pleads guilty to trafficking in baby eels caught by poachers
William Sheldon, of Woolwich, was charged with trafficking in more than half a million dollars' worth of elvers.
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