National Fisherman

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In 1963, the average catch in Maine was approximately 25 million pounds, worth around $10 million. Photo by Shutterstock

Fishing back when: So you want to be a lobsterman?

Carli Stewart

New Bedford, Mass., harbor. NMFS/Paul Perra photo.

New Bedford's fishing history comes to life online

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Lobsterman eyeing striped bass abundance to try chartering

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The North Atlantic right whale #3230 ‘Infinity’ and calf when they were first sighted off Amelia Island, Fla., Jan. 17, 2021. Infinity is 19 years old and this was her first calf. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission photo/ NOAA permit #20556

Conservationists pressure Maine U.S. Rep. on right whales

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Skip’s Marine Inc., located in New Bedford, Mass. The New Bedford Light photo.

Skip's Marine delivers top-tier seafood packaging solutions

Doug Stewart

Airmar’s SmartFlex dual-chamber diesel flow meter, lower left, is the company’s newest addition to its diesel flow meters line. Photo by Airmar

Airmar's Smart Flex Diesel Flow Meter revolutionizes monitoring

Paul Molyneaux

Christina Cash has been named executive director at the UMaine Lobster Institute, effective May 17. Photo by Chris Cash

Chris Cash named executive director of Lobster Institute

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Outer Cape offshore wind meetings start today

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On-demand (ropeless) lobster pot gear on the deck of a commercial fishing vessel. NEFSC photo.

NOAA seeking comment on plan to expand ropeless gear trials

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Horseshoe crabs come ashore by the thousands to breed in spring at Mispillion Harbor, Del., and other Delaware Bay beaches. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Gregory Breese photo.

Lawsuit demands data on horseshoe crab deaths, injuries

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Department of the Interior’s April 30 announcement that it would sell one million acres of leases for offshore wind power development in the Gulf of Maine. Photo by freepik/EyeEm

Concerns rise over offshore wind in Gulf of Maine

Paul Molyneaux