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Regulators weigh menhaden cuts

Many commercial seafood harvesters are following the process out of concern that the menhaden fishery could face significant new restrictions. That includes in Maine where they are used as lobster bait. SEE MORE

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Maine lobstermen compete to collect most v-notches

By mid-September, with just over a week left to go in the challenge, the team known as Southern Maine Future Catch … was leading the race … SEE MORE

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Self-congratulation won’t help Maine’s future fishermen

… if groundfish rebound, it’s unlikely that the small-scale owner-operators in the lobster fishery who would like to diversify will be able to buy into the system. SEE MORE

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2 young Frenchboro fishermen save captain

Afterwards, the Town of Frenchboro commended the brothers for what it called “extraordinary courage and decisive action” … SEE MORE

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SardineFest returns to Searsport in October

Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport will hold SardineFest on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free, day-long event celebrates Maine’s sardine industry and the working waterfront communities connected to it. The day will feature live music, talks, a children’s stage, crafts and games, and a sea… SEE MORE

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Smithsonian gets its first Maine lobster

Upon discovering the museum collection lacked a suitable lobster for display, a staffer with ties to lobstering donated the specimen, along with four others for its permanent collection. SEE MORE

Category: Marine

Regulators weigh menhaden cuts

Maine lobstermen compete to collect most v-notches

Self-congratulation won’t help Maine’s future fishermen

2 young Frenchboro fishermen save captain

SardineFest returns to Searsport in October

Bill to delay new right whale rules advances to Senate

Why white sharks are showing up more in Maine

Maine researchers tag 1st white shark as part of expanded research

Drone vessels now operating in the Northeast

Smithsonian gets its first Maine lobster