The Maine Department of Marine Resources withdrew the proposal after dozens of lobstermen voiced concerns about the rule’s ...

The proposal was supposed to already be in effect after being pushed to Jan. 1, but was pushed back again to July 2025. The ...

Maine’s refusal to comply with the regulation does not come without potential consequences. Lobstermen said it's worth the risk.

Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the ...

Regulators have withdrawn a proposal to increase the minimum size requirements for lobsters caught in Maine, a move praised by harvesters who said the change would give Canadian competitors an unfair ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, MD - The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) met Monday to discuss the status of striped bass populations and consider changes to 2025 management measures.

Commissioner Patrick Keliher, who leads the Maine Department of Marine Resources, told a packed room of fishermen on Thursday ...

A decision was reached during a recent meeting of the Atlantic State Marine Fishery Commission to keep the current ...

That same month, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)’s Striped Bass Management Board voted to reconvene at a meeting, now set for Dec. 16, 2024, to evaluate potential action ...

Maryland officials are standing firm with Atlantic coast partners in their mission to rebuild striped bass (rockfish) ...

Despite concerns about hitting the target to rebuild the striped bass stock by the 2029 deadline, the Atlantic States Marine ...

The elected government of the Falkland Islands reported on Friday that the Scientific Sub Committee of the South Atlantic Fisheries Commission ... establishment of a Marine Protected Area (MPA ...