The Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey is a biannual survey of living marine resources in the coastal waters of Maine and New Hampshire conducted by the Department of Marine Resources. Its purpose is to fill … Continue reading
Guest Column: Recap of the 2023 Summer
First published in Landings, September 2023 We’ve had a summer with more than our fair share of rain and fog, but despite the weather it started on a good note, with the Washington, D.C. Appellate … Continue reading
Young Sea Sampler Keeps Track of Maine’s Lobster Stocks
You don’t have to be an extrovert to be a lobster sea sampler, but it certainly doesn’t hurt. Anna Dorrance fits the bill. The 25-year-old began work as a Department of Marine Resources (DMR) sea … Continue reading
Sea Sampling Provides Vital Lobster Fishery Data
This spring the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) welcomed Kristyn Kleman as its new sea sampling and ventless trap program coordinator. Prior to joining DMR, Kleman was a research associate in the Wahle Laboratory at … Continue reading
Lobster Advisory Council Meeting
The Lobster Advisory Council (LAC) met on April 27. I assume that none of us reading this really thought that the 6-year pause on new restrictions pertaining to right whales meant that we could sit … Continue reading
Inshore Trawl Survey Begins This Month
The annual spring trawl survey conducted by the Department of Marine Resources, will begin in New Hampshire waters on May 1, working its way east to finish up about June 2nd near Cutler/Lubec. We will … Continue reading
In the News
New Program to Remove Derelict Fishing Gear NOAA announced an $8 million award to William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science to house a new national program to remove derelict fishing gear. The “TRAP” … Continue reading
Lobster Landings Solid for 2022, But Value Down
Maine lobstermen landed nearly 98 million pounds of lobster in 2022, down from 110.5 million pounds in 2021 according to preliminary data released by the Department of Marine Resources at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum in … Continue reading
Maine Fishermen’s Forum Recap: 2023 Award Winners
Jimmy Wotton of Friendship received the Department of Marine Resources’ (DMR) Andy Mays Award of Excellence. The award is named for Southwest Harbor fisherman Andy Mays, who passed away in 2017, but who left an … Continue reading
Stonington, Knox County Ports Rank Highest in Value
Three of the top four fishing ports with the highest value of seafood landings in Maine in 2022 were located in Knox County, according to the Department of Marine Resources. Stonington, located in Hancock County, … Continue reading