Eighteen months ago, two guys were on a bass fishing trip in Kentucky, when they heard the problems Asian carp were causing for the bass fishery. Then they heard about a new opportunity for harvesting … Continue reading
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MLA Business Member: Durkee Lobster Bait and Bring It Inc., Jonesport
You might say that bait runs in the family. Ben Durkee, 35, grew up helping his father, Manford Durkee, in the family’s lobster bait business in Jonesport. Durkee Lobster Bait has been in operation since … Continue reading
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The Year in Review: 2019 packed with change and conflicts
2019 was a year of great change for the state of Maine, the lobster industry and the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA). The lobster industry greeted 2019 with much anguish over prospects for an acute bait … Continue reading
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Offshore herring spawning closures under consideration by NEFMC
In September the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) initiated a framework action to amend its Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan in order to protect spawning herring offshore in Herring Management Areas 1B, 2 and … Continue reading
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Bait poisoning can be life-threatening
Fish handler’s disease, also known as bait poisoning, occurs when bacteria are introduced into the body through cuts in the skin. Handling and processing bait or lobsters can lead to scrapes, cuts, and punctures even … Continue reading
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Maine Lobster and Crab Baits
Marine 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
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Southern Menhaden May Find Their Place in Maine Lobster Fishery
You can’t help loving a menhaden, at least if you’re a lobsterman. Plump, full of fat, a nice oily fish that schools in the thousands along the East Coast each summer. Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) … Continue reading
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Could Salmon Racks Be Maine’s New Lobster Bait?
Nordic Aquafarms, which is currently working on a land-based aquaculture facility in Belfast, Maine, is hoping that the state approves a regulation change that would allow heads and racks from their facilities to be used … Continue reading
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Carp to the Rescue?
Nothing will make a lobsterman wince more quickly than the words “herring shortage.” Unfortunately, that is what Maine lobstermen are facing this summer, due to a dramatic reduction by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) … Continue reading
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Co-ops Plan for Bait Scarcity
The fact that the quota for Atlantic herring took a sharp and painful drop this year has set Maine lobstermen on edge. Herring is still the preferred bait for many and the absence of 77 … Continue reading
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