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PublishedDecember 26, 2019
Fishermen hope Mainers get hooked on ugly – but delicious – monkfish
The underappreciated species is highlighted in a food demonstration next month, part of a series to interest local seafood lovers in Maine's diverse catch.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2019
Scientists meeting in Portland say right whales on the way to extinction
At an international meeting, scientists urge immediate action to protect the endangered species that is the focus of regulatory efforts that could affect Maine's valuable lobster industry.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2019
Vinalhaven lobsterman turns smoking lobster into side business
Robert Young sells both smoked lobster and smoked lobster spreads from his island home.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2019
Second Maine lobstering group rejects state’s plan for protecting whales
The state's biggest lobster trade group says the concessions sought by the state are out of proportion with the risk the industry poses to endangered right whales.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2019
Maine lobster landings ‘are way off,’ down 40% from last year
Fishermen had landed less than 50 million pounds by the end of September, a 38% decline from the 5-year average. The state's top fishing regulator says ‘that doesn't mean the sky is falling.’
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PublishedOctober 16, 2019
State floats whale protection plan that would affect a fraction of state’s lobster fleet
Only 1,200 of Maine's 5,000 licensed lobstermen have permits to fish in federal waters, where the state's proposal would require them to add traps on each buoy line to help right whales avoid entanglement.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Lobstermen’s group pulls its support for proposal to protect right whales
The Maine Lobstermen's Association says the plan to reduce buoy lines to protect the endangered species is riddled with errors and bad science.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2019
Maine lobstermen insist they are not the ones killing right whales
About 70 frustrated fishermen tell federal regulators at a hearing in Machias that Canada, not Maine, is mostly to blame.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2019
‘We just can’t compete with Canada right now’: Tariffs drive down U.S. lobster exports to China by 46%
But an increase in sales to Canada also has offset all but $14.4 million of the lost Chinese market.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2019
What you ought to know about Maine on its 200th birthday
The state's 'wretched' early years. George Washington. A black-bear-inspired war with Canada. A national reputation for drunkenness. And unmistakable political clout in Washington, D.C. They're all just part of Maine's colorful 200-year history.
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