The National Marine Fisheries Service has adopted new monitoring rules for Northeast fishermen of groundfish, like haddock and flounder, to try to improve the accuracy of the data.

Maine fisheries scientist nominated to head marine resources agency Carl Wilson will temporarily replace Patrick Keliher as commissioner but must win Senate approval to keep the post on a ...

The delay proposed by Republican Rep. Buddy Carter concern new vessel speed rules issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service that are being finalized by the federal government.

In the federal lawsuit, “Maine Lobstermen’s Association v National Marine Fisheries Service,” the plaintiffs assert that the fisheries service’s “biological opinion,” the basis for the ...

The longest-serving commissioner in the history of the Maine Department of Marine Resources will soon retire. Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that Patrick Keliher will retire on March 14, 2025 ...

Last week a federal judge ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service can no longer continue to issue permits for the incidental take of humpback whales when they get tangled in sablefish pot ...

The National Marine Fisheries Service, which fashioned the regulatory plan after more than three years of study and public comment, says it will arrest a serious decline in the numbers of large ...

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