PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Commercial fishermen who hoped for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump’s administration faced a … [Read more...]
Court Restores Protections for Endangered Whale Species to Prevent Entanglement in Fishing Gear
February 5, 2025
Feds Deny Emergency Call to Slow Ships, Ease Whale Strikes
January 24, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. government has denied a request from a group of environmental organizations to immediately apply proposed ship-speed … [Read more...]
Feds Try to Improve Fishing Data With New Monitoring Rules
January 21, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Changes to U.S. rules about the monitoring of Northeast commercial fishing activities are going into effect this month with a … [Read more...]
Retailers Pull Lobster from Menus After ‘Red List’ Warning
September 9, 2022
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Some retailers are taking lobster off the menu after an assessment from an influential conservation group that the harvest of … [Read more...]
Whale Entanglements Drop, but Remain Major Threat, Feds Say
June 29, 2022
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government says the number of whales entangled in fishing gear has declined recently, but the entanglements remain … [Read more...]
Haul of Atlantic Cod, Once Abundant, Reaches New Low
May 10, 2022
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the oldest fishing industries in the U.S. sank to a new low in catch last year, signaling that efforts to rebuild the … [Read more...]
Atlantic Herring Industry Gets $11M to Cope With Fish Losses
May 6, 2022
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Disaster-level instability in the Atlantic herring industry has prompted the federal government to give $11 million to … [Read more...]
NOAA Acknowledges Shortage of Gear to Protect Whales
April 22, 2022
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government is acknowledging that supply chain issues will prevent all lobstermen from having gear needed to protect … [Read more...]
Maine Governor, Delegation Want Whale Protections Delayed
February 8, 2022
PORTLAND Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor and congressional delegation are calling on the federal government to push back new fishing rules designed to … [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...]
