PORTLAND, ME (AP) - The global seafood industry is preparing for major disruption due to new sanctions on Russia. The latest round of U.S. attempts … [Read more...]
Baby Lobster Numbers Low Off New England as Waters Warm
March 3, 2022
PORTLAND, ME (AP) - New data shows the population of baby lobsters off New England is below average, raising concerns about the size of future … [Read more...]
Fishermen Sue to End Industry-Funded Monitoring Program
February 9, 2022
PORTLAND, ME (AP) - A group of fishing companies in New England is bringing its bid to try to end industry-funded monitoring programs to federal … [Read more...]
New England Shrimp Fishery to Stay Shuttered as Waters Warm
December 22, 2021
PORTLAND, ME (AP) - New England’s commercial shrimp fishery will remain shuttered because of concerns about the health of the crustacean's population … [Read more...]
Cod Fishing Limits to be Slashed Again, Regulators Say
December 14, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing industry managers are recommending the already-diminished U.S. cod fishery face another reduction in catch limits. Cod … [Read more...]
New England Shrimp Industry Should Not Restart, Experts Say
December 3, 2021
PORTLAND, ME (AP) - A group of experts is recommending to keep New England’s shrimp fishing industry closed down because of concerns about the health … [Read more...]
Feds Declare East Coast Herring Fishing Industry a Disaster
November 23, 2021
PORTLAND, ME (AP) - The herring fishing industry in the Northeast qualifies for federal assistance because its 2019 season has been declared a … [Read more...]
Advisories Issued After PFAS Detected In Fish
November 3, 2021
HYANNIS – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has issued new fish consumption advisories to provide guidance on safe fish consumption to … [Read more...]
Wildlife Biologists Studying Migration of the American Shad
October 12, 2021
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts state wildlife biologists are participating in an ongoing study of the American shad--a fish that spends more of its life … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Hikes Hunting and Fishing License Fees
October 6, 2021
WESTBOROUGH. (AP) - Massachusetts is hiking its freshwater fishing and hunting license fees for the first time in more than a quarter century. The … [Read more...]
