Maine’s Governor Janet Mills and the Department of Marine Resources are praising a June 16 federal appeals court decision ordering the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)” to go back to the…
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The Maine Lobstermen’s Association issued a statement June 16 on a ruling in its favor by the …
‘These boats aren't owned by Amazon or Walmart or Whole Foods. They're owned by individual people’
Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills said they…
On November 16, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit…
AUGUSTA – On Oct. 7, Maine’s Legislative Council unanimously voted to sign on to a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court in Bangor, seeking emergency relief related to the impending…
Follows Maine Lobstermen’s Association, governor with legal objections
AUGUSTA – Today, Sept. 29, the Maine Legislature overwhelmingly approved a joint order…
Gov. Mills gets intervenor status in another lobster case
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The…
Get your lobster fix at a reduced price Sept 19 through 25
Lobster rolls, lobster risotto, lobster mac and cheese—this coming week is a lobster lover’s paradise.
With…
Will Harm Maine’s Lobster Industry, all agree
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie …
Lobstermen say the rules are expensive, dangerous and based on outdated data
Federal fishing regulators are close to finalizing new rules that would require expensive gear modifications and seasonal fishing closures in Northeast waters to protect the endangered right whale…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, in a news release, welcomed the finalization of the agreement to eliminate tariffs on live and frozen American lobster, which will help to…
‘MLA will correct errors in allegations that right whales are harmed by entanglement in U.S. gear’
Thousands of Maine’s family-owned lobstering businesses are at risk of extinction due to a recent federal court ruling citing a violation of the Endangered Species Act by the National Marine…
Spend the last of winter, early spring painting lines in purple segments
PENOBSCOT BAY — Purple spray paint has been a hot commodity along the coast of Maine this past late winter and early spring, as lobstermen buy out their local stores for a specific task: painting…
