The launch of a seafood office in the US Department of Agriculture signals a shift in national food policy, allowing fishing families to tap into the same safety nets offered to traditional farmers.
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Maine honors fishermen who died at sea. But 2 are excluded from a beloved town memorial.
Four names were added to the Lost Fishermen’s Memorial in Lubec, but the community is in upheaval over a decision not to include Chester and Aaron Barrett because of what some consider an arbitrary and unfair policy.
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Worker safety program for Maine’s heritage industries gets funding restored
Maine AgrAbility, part of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has regained access to nearly $200,000 in federal funding that was abruptly frozen last month.
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Lobster industry’s defamation case against aquarium paused while appeals court interprets libel law
The lawsuit, which has spent years in limbo, claims the California museum’s sustainable seafood certification unfairly downgraded Maine’s fishery over right whale protections.
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Maine’s groundfishing industry is in decline. Saving it is complicated.
Dozens of fishermen have left the industry after years of struggling to make a living.