Maine and NH lobstermen celebrate reversal of lobster catch size limits
The commission voted Tuesday to repeal key elements of a proposed increase to minimum allowable catch sizes for Gulf of Maine ...
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission nixes lobster gauge size increase
The proposed gauge size increase would have changed the minimum harvest size of lobster from 3.25 inches to 3.3125 inches, or ...
Court restores protections for endangered whale species to prevent entanglement in fishing gear
A federal appeals court is reinstating rules designed to protect a vanishing whale species from entanglement in fishing gear.
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One Of America's Only Nesting Sites For Puffins Is On A Scenic Maine Island With Incredible Views
You don't have to leave the U.S. to see puffins in the wild. Head to this island in Maine to observe the black-and-white ...
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New Bedford Mayor Calls for Repeal of Lobster Size Limits
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell sent a letter today pushing for the repeal of a lobster fishery management plan that will ...
Experts warn Maine lobster industry may take a hit due to Trump's tariffs
Some Mainers are bracing for the 25% percent tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to levy on Canada and Mexico on Saturday.
Lobster regulators repeal minimum size increase after years of backlash in Maine
Spurred by years of ire from Maine's lobstermen, a board that regulates the lobster industry voted Tuesday to repeal a rule for 11 states aimed at conserving dwindling lobster populations in the Gulf ...
Proposal to change catch sizes for lobster repealed
A controversial proposal looking to increase the minimum catch sizes for lobster has officially been repealed by the Atlantic ...
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Body pulled from sunken fishing vessel in Downeast Maine
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Maine (WABI) - A team of volunteer divers pulled a body from the sunken fishing vessel “Sudden Impact” Sunday morning. That according to the Maine Department of Marine ...