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AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine officials want to close a lobster bait fishery to newcomers while they develop new management, licensing and an enforcement…
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PORTLAND, Maine - The reopening of the fishery for a species of schooling fish could boost Maine's lobster industry during a season in which its favored…
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Good news for Maine lobstermen: Just as a scarcity of the herring they use to bait their traps has closed that fishery, state officials are expanding the…
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Environmentalists and commercial fishing groups on the East Coast are divided over a decision to increase the amount fishermen can catch of an…
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LINTHICUM, Md. - Interstate fishing regulators are deciding whether they want to change the way they manage a tiny fish that plays a critical role in the…
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PORTLAND, Maine - Conservationists and fishing groups say big changes potentially coming to the management of a tiny fish could have huge implications for…
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A big decision about the future of a little fish is attracting the attention of ocean conservation groups.Industry players are petitioning the Marine…
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PORTLAND, Maine - Interstate fishing regulators say prospects are good for menhaden, a fish that is critical to the health of the ocean.The Atlantic…
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PORTLAND, Maine - Maine's Department of Marine Resources has reopened the menhaden fishery, after closing it earlier this month.Department spokesperson…
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PORTLAND, Maine - A multi-state regulatory board is approving higher catch limits for Atlantic menhaden, a fish that plays important roles as bait and…