Steaming Ahead
Out of the frying pan into the fire…. We can now add a pending bait crisis to the list of major issues facing the Maine lobster industry. The MLA has been hard at work informing … Continue reading
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New Three-Year Research Project On Vertical Lines Begins In July
In May, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) was awarded a three-year, $714,000 grant by the National Marine Fisheries Service Section 6 Species Recovery Grant program to assess the use of vertical lines in fixed … Continue reading
Category: Management, ScienceMLA Files Motion To Enter Court Case
As it has during its 64-year history, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) is once again seeking a place at the table for Maine’s lobstermen in the face of potentially crippling new regulations from federal fisheries … Continue reading
Category: Management, MLA NewsAdaptation Part Of Life For Maine’s Lobstermen
Maine is home to more than 4,800 licensed lobstermen operating along the coast. Those lobstermen represent fishing traditions that go back more than one hundred years. Within the small towns that dot the Maine coast, … Continue reading
Category: Management, PeopleImpact of Black Sea Bass in Gulf of Maine Remains Unclear
With the Gulf of Maine warming at a rapid rate, its waters are opening up to a host of new guests, one of which is causing quite a stir. Meet the black sea bass, a … Continue reading
Category: Management, ScienceRight Whale Dilemma May Be Beyond the Control of Federal Laws
Human beings have an innate desire to control their environment. If I want a pond in the backyard, I make one. If we want dry land, as in the Netherlands, we build dikes and make … Continue reading
Category: Management, Science2017 Lobster Landings Show Differences Among Zones
According to data from the Department of Marine Resources (DMR), lobster landings in Maine dropped by slightly more than 15% last year, from nearly 131 million pounds in 2016 to 111 million pounds in 2017. … Continue reading
Category: Management, ScienceSnow Crab Sustainability Certificate Suspended
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (SGOSL) snow crab trap fishery in Canada was suspended by certifier SAI Global (SAIG) in March. The certifier concluded that, based on … Continue reading
Category: ManagementStatus of North American Right Whales Topic of Fishermen’s Forum Session
The audience packed the room at the Fishermen’s Forum for a presentation on the status of North Atlantic right whales. Mark Baumgartner from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute opened the presentation with a review of … Continue reading
Category: Management, ScienceGuest Column: Lobster stock assessment will consider climate change
This year, the American Lobster Technical Committee will begin work on the next benchmark stock assessment for lobster. The Technical Committee (TC), which is comprised of state biologists and federal scientists, is scheduled to meet … Continue reading
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