Stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped after complaints from fishermen about harm to industry
Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of ...
Sport fishing in New England coastal waters
A short drive north on Interstate 95 quickly takes me from downtown Boston to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The sun is rising on this warm August morning and the tide is dropping on the Piscataqua ...
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In New England, climate change is moving fast. The fishing industry is not
Mostly, these changes have been bad for New England fisheries, with many habitats vulnerable or in decline and many fish populations shrinking. “We had considered climate change as a large-scale ...
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NEFMC warns of breakdown in fisheries science support
The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) claims there has been a breakdown in its scientific support system, ...
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Court restores protections for critically endangered whales off New England
A Massachusetts court on Monday restored federal protections for endangered whales off New England against entanglement in ...
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Fisheries commission reverses course on proposed lobster catch size increase
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has repealed key elements of a proposed rule that would have ...
Court restores protections for endangered whale species to prevent entanglement in fishing gear
Commercial fishermen who hoped for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump’s administration faced a ...
Invasive Crabs Have Taken Over New England. One Solution? Eat Them.
Small, fertile, rugged and fueled by an expansive appetite, the species, he says, is “an exemplary invader, a perfect invader ...