This past spring California’s Dungeness crab fishery, in recent years the state’s second-most valuable sector, was shut down three months early (it usually runs mid-November to July along the entire coast) as part of a … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, Management, PeopleThe Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative (MLMC) has an important mission: to create awareness of and demand for Maine lobster. We do this through a variety of activities such as producing content and videos showcasing the … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, People, WhalesMarine Approved Any Species in NEFMC Groundfish Complex (Gulf of Maine or Georges Bank) Atlantic Cod (US East Coast & Canada East Coast) Atlantic Herring (US East Coast & Canada East Coast) Balao [Hemiramphus balao]; … Continue reading
Category: BaitMaine is home to musicians of every level. Summer theaters and summer camps bring musicians both young and old to the coast. Outdoor concerts abound, but the Sweet Chariot Music and Arts Festival is an … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousMaine’s aquaculture industry is growing. It was valued at nearly $72 million in 2018. If you receive email updates from the Department of Marine Resources (DMR), you’ve probably noticed that your inbox is regularly flooded … Continue reading
Category: ManagementHow to keep a lobster healthy has been a riddle plaguing Maine’s lobster fishery forever. According to many lobster dealers, between 3% and 7% of all lobsters harvested in Maine waters die before they reach … Continue reading
Category: Science“You can yell at me all you want. I’ve got thick skin, but it’s really the feds who are pushing this. Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Commissioner Patrick Keliher said this time and again … Continue reading
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