More than 8,000 entries were submitted by more than 3,100 people hoping to get a piece of the state’s lucrative fishery.
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Mussels are shells of their former selves, but with so much to offer
Here are a few ideas for repurposing the empty shells for dinner.
Conservation groups sue to force greater protection for North Atlantic right whale
The lawsuit alleges that the federal government has failed to manage the fishing industry so the whales don’t get entangled in lobster trap lines and commercial fishing gear.
Why don’t we apply the principles of nose-to-tail eating to scallops?
It’s lost on many diners that half of the scallop is tossed out at sea even though it’s perfectly edible.
Our View: Offshore drilling threatens important Maine industries
Tourism and fishing depend on a clean coastline – so why isn’t our state exempt from the oil exploration planned by the Trump administration?
Lobstermen speak out against proposal to have Maine’s entire fleet report data
They say the fishery is so large in the state that the current 10 percent requirement gives regulators relevant data.
An oyster’s journey from sea to table
How your food gets to you (at least if you’re lucky enough to live in or visit Maine)
In a hard year for sustainability, here are some of the bright spots for 2017
Despite the U.S.’s Paris Accord exit and plenty of negatives for the environment there are reasons to hope.
Maine man who poached 29 pounds of baby eels worth $58,000 gets probation
Authorities say Scott Willey illegally harvested the eels in Virginia and South Carolina and sold them to a Maine dealer.
Portland elver trafficker caught in sting gets jail, another Mainer pleads guilty
A Portland seafood dealer is sentenced to 6 months in jail and a Maine fisherman pleads guilty to trafficking more than $250,000 worth of illegally harvested elvers