fishing industry Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Status of sharks up for review by interstate managers

by Associated Press April 7, 2018April 7, 2018

The commission manages coastal fisheries from Maine to Florida.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press April 6, 2018April 6, 2018

The federal government will fund them for a year, but is trying to shift the cost to fishermen, who say they can’t afford it.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press March 27, 2018March 27, 2018

The northeast monument, the only one off the East Coast, is also an area where fishermen harvest valuable species such as lobsters and crabs.

by Associated Press February 26, 2018

Most of the catch goes to docks in Massachusetts.

by CHRIS MOONEY and BRADY DENNIS The Washington Post February 22, 2018February 22, 2018

The study finds that ships from just five nations accounted for more than 85 percent of global fishing – Spain, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea and China.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press February 20, 2018February 21, 2018

A Norwegian company is planning a facility that would produce more than 60 million pounds of salmon a year.

by Nick Ullo and Angela Twitchell Special to the Press Herald February 9, 2018February 9, 2018

A recent report highlights the important benefits that land trusts contribute to local communities and the state.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press February 6, 2018February 6, 2018

Fishing regulators vote to gather public comment on proposed rules to raise the catch limit next year from 9,688 pounds to 11,479 pounds.

by Associated Press February 2, 2018February 2, 2018

The state routinely uses closures to prevent scallops from being overharvested.

There might be a lesson about Maine shrimp in data about its cousins in the North Sea.