If you’ve ever been to the state of Oregon – home of the “other” Portland – you only need to…
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Though a new rule from the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration affecting the gear lobster fisherman can use has gone…
The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources (MAR) met on February 8 to discuss two bills intended to help the…
On November 18, the Legislative Council met to consider appeals to legislative requests that were rejected at its October 25…
In a blow to Maine’s lobster fishermen, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reinstated a seasonal closure…
On October 16, a U.S. District Court judge blocked the implementation of a seasonal ban on lobster fishing in Maine…
Maine’s Legislative Council voted to reinstate its COVID-19 Prevention Policy, which requires face masks to be worn in the State…
On September 14, the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources met and discussed the impact new rules recently released by…
The number of state legislators who have signed a letter calling for President Biden to reverse a recent decision that…
Maine’s lobstermen and women are under attack by the Biden Administration after a recent set of rule changes restricting seasonal lobster fishing in 950 square miles of…
New federal regulations created to protect the endangered right whale will close off a nearly 1,000 square mile strip in…
Though the ban is a win for now, Mills’ next moves towards offshore wind must be vigilantly watched as future development plans take form just off of Maine’s shores.
In a fiery letter sent Thursday, July 11, Governor Janet Mills announced her opposition to new federal regulations that aim…