AUGUSTA — With the Atlantic cod population at an all-time low, federal regulators Monday announced the closure of commercial and recreational cod fishing in parts of the Gulf of Maine. The temporary restrictions also include a 200-pound limit on how much a fishing vessel can catch during a single trip, following several years of no […]
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Fishery management council to meet in Portland
PORTLAND — Portland is hosting a meeting of the New England Fishery Management Council this week that will consider numerous issues related to the northeastern fishing industry. The meeting takes place from June 17 to 19. The council — an inter-governmental body that represents state and federal interests — will consider a request for emergency […]
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Maine hosts meetings about scallop management
PORTLAND — Maine officials will host a series of meetings in June to discuss the development of a scallop fishery management plan with the public. The state Department of Marine Resources is hosting the meetings, which will also include discussions of the past scallop season and the coming season. State officials have said the last […]
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Maine elver fishery to face harvest cuts in 2014
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s lucrative glass eel fishery will be allowed to remain open next year as long as state officials devise a plan to cut its 2014 catch by at least 25 percent, regulators agreed Wednesday. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s eel management board voted to postpone passing new regulations that would go […]