ROCKPORT — Lobster fishing, the most lucrative commercial fishery in Maine with last year’s catch valued at $364.5 million, has a secret. That is that nearly a third of the 6,000 people who hold Maine lobster licences are not actively fishing and catch almost nothing. Almost half of the license holders land less than 14 […]
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Maine smelt season a dud
AUGUSTA (AP) — State biologists and smelt camp operators say this has been one of the worst seasons they can remember, but no one is quite sure why. Claire Enterline, a marine scientist for the state Department of Marine Resources, said surveys of the recreational fishing camps show the lowest total of fish caught per […]
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Fisherman revives son who fell off boat in Cape Porpoise
KENNEBUNKPORT — A 19-year-old man who fell into icy waters from a Harpswell-based fishing boat Wednesday morning off Cape Porpoise was resuscitated by his father before being taken to a local hospital. The man fell off the Kylie Brooke at about 9:50 a.m. and was in the water for three to four minutes before he […]
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Maine scallop fishery to remain open 3 days a week
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine Department of Marine Resources has agreed to allow scallop fishermen and divers to continue working three days a week in the area around Cobscook Bay. Commissioner Patrick Keliher announced the new rules that are effective Friday following a meeting with scallop fishermen and getting an update from Resource Management Coordinator […]
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Maine program to provide fresh fish to the hungry
AUGUSTA (AP) — Needy families in Maine will receive donations of fresh fish caught at ice fishing tournaments this winter. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is expanding the Hunters for the Hungry Program to include fish caught at ice fishing derbies in New Gloucester in January and Sebago Lake and Kezar Lake […]
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Trout Unlimited to feature program on fly tying
PARIS — The Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold its first general membership/public meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the 1st Congregational Church at 17 East Main St. The guest speaker is Rick Little of Shadcreek Flies. His program it titled, Bugs and Smelt — Favorite Flies and Streamside Musings. “The […]
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Maine to hold final hearing on elver catch cuts
The Maine Department of Marine Resources meeting scheduled for Tuesday was supposed to take place last week but was rescheduled due to bad weather. It’s taking place at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. Elvers, as the baby eels are known, are caught in Maine rivers and exported to Asia. They’ve come under scrutiny since prices ballooned […]
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CC’s Outdoor Journal: Fishing in the new year
Living in Maine, many of us have been fortunate enough to have found our common bond with our favorite season. For anglers across the state, January 1 marks opening day for ice fishing. While some die hards were scoping out those bodies of water open for fishing before the new year, the majority of fishermen […]
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Meeting to discuss cuts to elvers fishery postponed
BREWER (AP) — A public hearing on plans to cut Maine’s lucrative glass eel catch has been delayed by weather — again. About 150 people attended the first hearing last month in Augusta. The second meeting was postponed because of bad weather until Thursday in Brewer. The Maine Department of Marine Resources announced Thursday that’s […]
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Scallop prices strong as season opens in Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine scallop fishermen kicked off their season Monday with some of the highest per-pound prices ever seen, helping to offset harvesting restrictions put in place to better manage the fishery, a state official said. Fishermen in the scallop-rich waters of Cobscook Bay near the Canadian border were being paid $12 to $13 […]