Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions
The move in the waning days of the Biden administration will leave the endangered North Atlantic right whale vulnerable to ...
Maine Public5d
Janet Mills' plan to fill Maine's first budget hole in over a decade
The tax and fee changes that Gov. Janet Mills put forward last week in her budget only add up to about $150 million in a ...
7 Maine fishermen will go shrimping for first time in decade
The Maine Department of Marine Resources has selected seven fishermen to go shrimping next month. It's a rare opportunity — ...
NH Gov. Kelly Ayotte joins Maine in rejecting new lobster regulations to protect industry
Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) that oversees lobster ...
Coast Guard looking for father and son missing at sea off Maine
A father-son pair of commercial fishermen went missing Saturday night off the coast of northern Maine, authorities said.
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US government signs agreement ending lawsuit over marine mammal protections in foreign fisheries
The U.S. government has signed a legal agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), ...
Maine Dept of Marine Resources announces applicants to participate in Northern Shrimp winter sampling research program
Applicants were chosen after a board reviewed experience, the desired region to fish in, and if the applicant’s boat has ...
Maine Marine Patrol resumes search-and-recovery efforts for two fishermen off Down East coast
The two fishermen were aboard a 34-foot scallop vessel that changed course due to poor sea conditions and did not arrive at ...
NOAA withdraws proposal to protect endangered right whales, prompting frustration
MAINE, USA — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has withdrawn a proposed regulation intended to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from vessel strikes ...
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US regulators drop proposal that would have made boats slow down to protect whales
The National Marine Fisheries Service rule would have required any vessel longer than 35 feet to limit its top speed to 10 knots off North Carolina’s coast between Nov. 1 and April 30.