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Fishermen Chart New Course After Trump's Push to Deregulate
Some say strong conservation laws are needed to protect the species they rely on.
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Less Farmland Goes to Organic Crops as Costs, Other Issues Take Root
An increasing number of American farmers suspect that "organic" farming is just a word.
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Trump Executive Order Aims to Bolster Commercial Fishing
The order would peel back regulations and open up harvesting in previously protected areas.
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Vermont Syrup Makers Face Uncertainty Amid Canada, China Tariff Chaos
“It’s uncertain enough making maple syrup.”
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Fishing boats moored for the evening, March 11, 2025, Bremen, Maine.
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Fishermen Want to Go Green but Say DOGE Cuts Prevent That
The federal funding needed by the industry is either frozen or unavailable.
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Max Oliver moves a lobster to the banding table aboard his boat while fishing off Spruce Head, Maine, Aug. 31, 2021.
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Lobster Fishermen Can Sue Environmental Group For Defamation, Judge Says
The group placed lobster from the U.S. and Canada on its do-not-eat “red list” in 2022.
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U.S. Lobster Catch Drops as They Migrate to Colder Waters
Maine's 2024 harvest was the lowest in 15 years.
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New England Ocean Warming Slows, but Temperatures Remain High
The Gulf of Maine is critical to the American lobster industry.
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Stricter Lobster Fishing Rules Scrapped After Complaints from Fishermen
Lobster fishermen had suggested that the regulations would bankrupt harvesters.
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Court Restores Protections for Endangered Whale Species to Prevent Entanglement in Fishing Gear
Commercial fisherman are facing a setback with the restored protections.
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Small Catch Set for New England's Long-Closed Shrimp Industry
The shrimp will return to seafood counters — in small amounts — due to a research fishing program.
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Although the Seafood Industry Sees Trump as an Ally, His Tariffs Could Make for Pricier Fish
Seafood is inherently international — and could be seriously disrupted by a trade spat.
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America Catching, Eating a Little Less Fish, Report Finds
The catch at U.S. ports has fallen 2.6%.
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Conservation Law Foundation says the company's facilities pollute the state's bays.
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