In late August, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would delay implementation of Tier 4 emission standards for commercial marine engines for three years. The delay would provide relief to boatbuilders and manufacturers … Continue reading
Category: ManagementThe Fall ME-NH trawl survey conducted by the State of Maine, Department of Marine Resources is scheduled to begin September 23, 2019 in New Hampshire working east to Lubec. The more information we have regarding … Continue reading
Category: ManagementIn late August, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) sent a pointed letter to NOAA Chief Chris Oliver officially withdrawing support for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 60% risk reduction target and the assignment of … Continue reading
Category: ManagementThe Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) submitted a “progress report” in July detailing protections for over 200 Canadian fisheries that interact with marine mammals, including the two most valuable — lobster ($2.1 … Continue reading
Category: ManagementThis 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, PeopleMaine’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: ManagementThe Honorable Neil Jacobs, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction and Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Dear Acting Under Secretary Jacobs: We are writing in regard to … Continue reading
Category: Management, WhalesThe Spring ME-NH trawl survey conducted by the State of Maine, Department of Marine Resources began on April 29 in New Hampshire and is working east to Lubec. The vessel is a white fiberglass Northeast … Continue reading
Category: ManagementGiven its value to the Maine economy, lobster was a major topic of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum. Kathleen Reardon, Department of Marine Resources (DMR) lobster biologist, reviewed the 2018 landings figures for a packed seminar … Continue reading
Category: Management, ScienceTwo new staff members have joined the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) to work on policy issues at the state, interstate and federal level. Nick Popoff joined the DMR in July 2018 and has been … Continue reading
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