Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of ...

Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) today introduced the bipartisan Northern Fisheries Heritage Protection Act of 2025.

The commission voted Tuesday to repeal key elements of a proposed increase to minimum allowable catch sizes for Gulf of Maine ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators on ... decline of more than 35% of the young lobster stock in the Gulf of Maine, a key fishing ground. Last fall, the the commission voted to push ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW ... new locations. The Gulf has already seen the migration of species such as blue crabs and black sea bass, which presents new prospects for the fishing industry.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. It’s a rare opportunity — the first time in 10 years that any ...

Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project ... The research array will allow Maine, the fishing industry, wildlife experts, the offshore wind industry and others ...

Scientists from the New England Aquarium found over 75 right whales in the Gulf of Maine on Jan. 12 and 13 ... with vessels or getting entangled in fishing gear. The sightings triggered the ...

The Maine Department of Marine Resources has selected seven fishermen to go shrimping next month. It's a rare opportunity — the first time in 10 years that any northern shrimp have been caught and ...

PORTLAND, Maine — (AP) — Fishing industry regulators ... harvest size for lobsters in some of the most important fishing grounds in the world. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council ...