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An aerial view of the building and pound. Photo courtesy of MCFA

Coastal property donated to MCFA

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Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder. Photo by Damarscotta Mills

Alewife passage restored in Maine

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Photo courtesy of Paul Molyneaux

NEFMC moves forward on scallop framework

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Heavy seas at the Block Island Wind Array in Rhode Island, the first offshore wind array in the United States. Department of Energy photo

Ørsted to cut work force by 25 percent

Kirk Moore

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.

NY fishermen say horseshoe crab management is working

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A subsample of bluefin tuna larvae collected via net tow from the Slope Sea. The small individuals are about 3 millimeters in length and the larger individuals are about 6 millimeters. NOAA Fisheries photo/Katey Marancik.

Scientists study Atlantic bluefin tuna spawning off Northeast U.S.

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Aerial view of New Bedford's commercial fishing docks. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / Wangkun Jia

Trump administration axes offshore wind fisheries study

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Alternative fishing gear. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries / Megan Amico

Council delays decisions on alternative fishing gear

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Artist’s impression of an offshore substation platform for the Empire Wind offshore wind project. Equinor image.

Trump administration says it will reconsider Empire Wind 2 permit

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Atlantic makerel. Photo courtesy of Maine Coast Fishermen's Association

Atlantic mackerel quotas slashed as 2026 catch cuts issued

Chris Chase

Aaron Williams. Photo courtesy of NEFSA

New leadership announced for NEFSA

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