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Linda Greenlaw’s 41-foot, cedar planked over oak frames and silicon-bronze fastened, 41-foot lobster boat Ernest hauled out at Wesmac Custom Boats prior to being refastened. Wesmac Custom Boats photo.

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A full house at Wesmac Custom Boats

Michael Crowley

The Maine-focused Commercial Fisheries News published its final edition in December 2025. Shutterstock photo.

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After 53 years, Maine’s fishing voice falls silent

Jerry Fraser

$500K state funding boost for Cape Cod fishermen. Photo courtesy of CCCFA

$500K state funding boost for Cape Cod fishermen

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Carli and her fiancé, Joe Clancy, and their dog, Alfie. Photo courtesy of Carli Stewart

Maine woman in fisheries: Carli Stewart

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Six decades of change on Cape Cod’s working waterfronts

Carli Stewart

The last wooden boat built at John’s Bay Boats is this 34 footer, being planked with 1-inch cedar for shop owner Peter Kass, who is retiring. Once it slides down the launching ramp, no new wooden lobster boats will be built. Jon Johansen photo.

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John’s Bay Boats building one more – for the owner

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New Bedford fishing vessels. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

$1.2M awarded to boost Massachusetts commercial fisheries

Carli Stewart

It has been over a decade since landings of northern shrimp crashed, leading to a moratorium. While some fishermen continue to question the validity of the data, regulators have extended the moratorium for another three years. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Maine shrimp fishery closed for three more years

Paul Molyneaux

Friendship, Maine Simmons Lobster Wharf. Photo by Capt Tom/ Shutterstock

Friendship, Maine lobsterman charged with reckless conduct

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Authorities in Maine are investigating the suspected theft of oysters and aquaculture equipment from a site in Casco Bay. Maine Department of Marine Resources photo.

Authorities investigating oyster gear theft in Maine

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Hattie Train, senior deputy harbor master in Portland, Maine, at work in Portland Harbor in October 2025. Caroline Losneck photo.

Hattie Train: Senior Deputy Harbor Master in Portland, Maine

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