Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions
The federal government is withdrawing a proposal that would require more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to ...
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NH looking for candidates to serve on fishing council
The State of New Hampshire has been notified by the National Marine Fisheries Service of a vacancy for New Hampshire ... fishery resources from 3 to 200 miles off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, ...
NH and Maine lobstermen push back against new size rule amid economic fears
A new regulation on catchable lobster size could significantly reduce lobster hauls this summer and lobstermen are fighting back.
Portland man arrested for alleged boat theft
Police arrested Jesse Drinkwater, 43, of Portland for reportedly stealing a boat from Four Points Marina Sunday.
More than 75 right whales – 20% of enganged population – spotted off Maine's coast
Dozens of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted in the Gulf of Maine this week, researchers from the ...
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Nature Connects: Expanding and securing public access to Maine’s great outdoors
Land for Maine’s Future is helping Mainers conserve valuable land while increasing access for recreation, farming, fishing ...
Marine resource officials hope for success in Northern Shrimp pilot program beginning in February
The 60,000-pound limit is a far cry from the early 2010’s when fishermen caught more than 10 million pounds of shrimp per ...