fishing industry
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PublishedMay 14, 2024
Harpswell resident tries to force sale of historic local waterfront owned by 26 people
John 'Jack' Sylvester wants to buy out the 25 other owners of Barleyfield Point, on Orr's Island, because he says it's mismanaged and deteriorating. The other shareholders are fighting back, saying they fear that Sylvester's purchase could signal the end of another working waterfront in Maine.
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PublishedMay 6, 2024
The number of overfished U.S. species reaches an all-time low
Mackerel is among the species that have recovered, and the U.S. was able to remove several important fish stocks from the overfishing list.
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PublishedApril 18, 2024
Phippsburg Fishermen’s Museum project aims to preserve the 1925 Murphy house
The 1925 Murphy home in Phippsburg was donated to the town as one of the last surviving small fishing homes. The home is being restored and renovated to serve as the Fishermen's Museum.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Program to put local catches on tables gets $750K in federal funds to continue through year
Fishermen Feeding Mainers, a Maine Coast Fishermen's Association program, secured $750,000 in federal funding by working with Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins to submit appropriation requests. With an initial goal of 100,000 meals, the program has now donated over 1.25 million meals of local seafood to schools and food pantries.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2024
Competitive Maine elver fishing lottery offers most licenses since 2013
Sixteen people will gain entry in this year's intense bid for one of the most lucrative fish stocks in the state, but the success rate is still very low.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2024
Value of Maine lobster fishery rebounds in 2023 despite smallest catch in 15 years
Lobstermen brought in $464 million last year, a nearly 20% jump from 2022 that was propelled by a dockside price of $4.95 per pound, the second highest on record.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2024
Fishing regulators say no to catching more elvers, a most valuable species
The baby eels are harvested from rivers and streams in Maine, sold to aquaculture companies and raised to maturity, then resold as food.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2024
With fishermen’s case, the Supreme Court wrestles with the power of federal regulators
The court heard 3½ hours of arguments in 2 challenges brought by commercial fishermen to a fee requirement.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Harpswell fly-fishing expert publishes debut book at 62
'A Full Net: Fishing Stories from Maine and Beyond' was recently released by Yarmouth's Islandport Press.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2024
‘When the Island Had Fish’ is a portrait of Vinalhaven through its most prominent industry
Writer Janna Malamud Smith draws from historical records and interviews with contemporary fishermen to depict the fishing community of Vinalhaven, from bounteous ocean to 'fished out.'
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