At one time, a little fish called menhaden was so plentiful that schools of them would cover a square half-mile of ocean, providing a bounty for the predator fish that leapt among them. Terry Gibson, a charter boat operator in Florida, recalled the scene from his...
Gov. Paul LePage has written to U.S. Secretary of Commerce John E. Bryson calling for a federal fisheries disaster declaration for Maine’s groundfishing fleet, according to a release from the governor’s office late Tuesday. The request comes on the heels of a...
The 2011 Atlantic striped bass stock assessment update indicates that the resource remains in good condition, according to a press release from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Overall stock abundance has declined since 2004, which is reflected by a...
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section will meet via conference call on Nov. 30, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., to discuss revising which three days per week landings would be allowed (currently set at Monday, Thursday and Friday). The...
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section will meet via conference call on Nov. 30, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., to discuss revising which three days per week landings would be allowed (currently set at Monday, Thursday and Friday). The...
