Maine lobstermen signal opposition to participating in ropeless testing program

The state has been awarded $5.1 million to research alternatives to the traditional trap-and-buoy lobster gear that requires vertical lines that can entangle whales.

Environmental groups demand emergency rules to protect rare whales from ship collisions

The whale, which can weigh more than five school buses, numbers less than 340 and has been in steep decline in recent years.

Changing climate to put further pressure on New England, federal report predicts

Rehab facilities at capacity as unusual die-off of seals continues

Weather disasters cost the U.S. $306 billion

Sens. Collins, King oppose budget cuts for national weather agency

Fishing industry unsure what impact executive order would have

NOAA says seals aren’t props for selfies

M. Brakey: A discrepancy in data

Cod fisheries to close