PORTLAND (AP) — Fishery regulators are holding a public hearing in Portland to discuss the future of New England’s closed Maine shrimp fishery. The shrimp fishery closed in 2013 and has yet to reopen because of concerns about shrimp population levels. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is collecting feedback from the public about establishing […]
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Winter lobsters could bolster fishery during shrimp shutdown
PORTLAND (AP) — Fresh-caught Maine lobster might be a little more affordable this winter because the continued shutdown of the state’s shrimp season is keeping some lobstermen at sea deeper into the winter than usual. Many Maine lobstermen use the shrimp season as a source of income during the winter, when lobsters are both in […]
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Regulators to consider next Maine shrimp season
PORTLAND — Federal regulators will hold a meeting in New Hampshire to consider whether there will be a commercial fishing season for northern shrimp in 2014-15. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission scrapped the shrimp season in the Gulf of Maine for 2013-14 for the first time in more than 30 years after shrimp populations […]
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Regulators to consider next Maine shrimp season
PORTLAND (AP) — Federal regulators will hold a meeting in New Hampshire to consider whether there will be a commercial fishing season for northern shrimp in 2014-15. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission scrapped the shrimp season in the Gulf of Maine for 2013-14 for the first time in more than 30 years, after shrimp […]
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Fisheries commission shuts down Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery
PORTLAND — Northeastern regulators shut down the Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery for the first time in 35 years Tuesday afternoon, worried by reports of what researchers called a fully “collapsed” stock that could be driven to near extinction with any 2014 catch. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section, a subset of […]
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Scientists say shrimp in Gulf of Maine at its lowest level
PORTLAND — An indicator of the Gulf of Maine shrimp population has fallen to its lowest level on record, raising questions about whether the fishery should be shut down this coming winter. Scientists say the shrimp index was the lowest it’s been since the annual survey began in 1984. Regulators will use the survey data […]