The head of Maine’s Department of Marine Resources joins us to discuss the latest issues in Maine’s fishing industry - including efforts to protect right whales, the controversy over quotas for herring and developments in Maine’s aquaculture industry.
Pat Keliher, has been Commissioner of DMRsince 2011. He previously served as Director of DMR’s Bureau of Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat. Before joining DMR, Pat was a self-employed Registered Maine Guide, then Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation Association of Maine, then Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation Association for Greater New England, and then Executive Director of the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission.
Resources
- The series 'Aquaculture's Next Wave' Explores How Maine Entrepreneurs Are Navigating Changing Seas
- Gulf of Maine Water Temperatures Soar Near Record Highs After Ocean 'Heat Wave'
- Marine heatwavesare getting hotter, lasting longer and doing more damage
- Maine Coastal Mapping Initiative
- Warm Weather ExtendsMaine's Lobster Season
- In Changing Climate, Endangered Right Whales Find New Feeding Grounds
- Why Is It So Hard To Save Gulf Of Maine Cod? They're In Hot Water
- To Save Whales, Maine's Iconic Lobster Industry May Have To Change
- Mainers grapple with risk that a shrimp season this year could be the last one
- What Elver Season Means For Maine Fishermen
- The Smartphone App That’s Helping Beachgoers Help Casco Bay
- Homeowners and Scientists Clash With Companies Over Harvesting Of Seaweed in Washington County
- Indoor Salmon Farm’s Future Hinges On Whether Supporters Retain Control Of Council In Election