The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the warming waters off New England. The ...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Lobster Board previously delayed a proposed gauge size increase – which would increase the legal minimum size of a lobster by one-sixteenth of an inch.

The tax and fee changes that Gov. Janet Mills put forward last week in her budget only add up to about $150 million in a two-year state spending plan that tops $11.6 billion. But new taxes and fees are always controversial,

The Maine Department of Marine Resources has selected seven fishermen to go shrimping next month. It's a rare opportunity — the first time in 10 years that any northern shrimp have been caught and sold in Maine.

Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) that oversees lobster caught by New Hampshire and Maine fishermen, stating New Hampshire would not comply with the guidelines set to go into effect July 1.

Tribal Council President John Melovidov said the agreement protects the conservation work they’ve done under the Biden administration.

The U.S. government has signed a legal agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Animal Welfare Institute demanding regulators block imports from foreign fisheries that are not adequately protecting marine mammals.

Applicants were chosen after a board reviewed experience, the desired region to fish in, and if the applicant’s boat has advanced electronics to help collect data.

The two fishermen were aboard a 34-foot scallop vessel that changed course due to poor sea conditions and did not arrive at its expected destination.

MAINE, USA — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has withdrawn a proposed regulation intended to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from vessel strikes. The decision has left conservationists and Maine’s lobster industry expressing disappointment, though for different reasons.

The National Marine Fisheries Service rule would have required any vessel longer than 35 feet to limit its top speed to 10 knots off North Carolina’s coast between Nov. 1 and April 30.