The Maine Department of Marine Resources has selected seven fishermen to go shrimping next month. It's a rare opportunity — the first time in 10 years that any northern shrimp have been caught and sold in Maine.

The Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research, Knowledge, and Enhanced Dialogue (SHARKED) Act was first introduced in 2023 and initially passed the House in February 2024. However, the legislation was not considered in the U.S. Senate, and died with the end of the 118th Congress earlier in January.

A few afternoon snow showers. Highs in the low 30s and lows in the upper teens.

Back in October, Maine’s fishing future received a significant boost when U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, alongside Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, announced over $2 million in grant funding for workforce development.

An Arctic front has arrived in Maine, triggering snow squalls moving north to south. Brief whiteouts are possible along with wind gusts up to 35 mph. The National Weather Service has issued a snow squall warning for the southern Maine coast,

In his message, Kehiler warned lobstermen that any entanglements linked to Maine fishing gear could lead to further restrictions on commercial fishing operations to protect the whales. Most recently, a dead right whale found off the coast of Massachusetts in January 2024 was found to have been entangled in Maine fishing gear.

The U.S. state of Alaska has forecast an “excellent” sockeye salmon run for the state’s Upper Cook Inlet fishery, but forecasts for the state’s other salmon runs are mixed so far. State officials forecast a total run of 6.9 million sockeye for the Upper Cook Inlet in 2025, with roughly 4.93 million fish available for harvest.

While NASA was trying to put a man on the moon, the Navy was quietly conducting a series of tests to see if humans could live and work on the deep seafloor.

The experimental shrimp season, scheduled to begin in February, is part of a research initiative by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) in collaboration with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries ... Tetrault II of Portland—while three, Adam ...

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released a new global assessment outlining a path toward a sustainable future. Dr. Kanae Tokunaga of the Gulf of Maine Institute was one of two experts from the U.

As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, marine officials are urging lobster fishermen to remove nearby fishing gear and said they will not be enforcing state and federal laws mandating the use of two endlines on trap gear.

NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.” Green said the sanctuary will complement the existing marine national monument and allow for the development of a new sail plan that ...