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At the Little River Boat Shop, work is ongoing on the Miss Laura’s wheelhouse. Little River Boat Shop photo.

Michael_Crowley

Little River Boat Shop busy with new build lobster boats

Michael Crowley

Photo by Nataliia Kvitovska on Unsplash

Nova Scotia lobstermen to vote on increasing minimum size

NF Aggregator

Photo by Meritt Thomas on Unsplash

‘Mediocre’ spiny lobster season comes to a close

NF Aggregator

Nicole Fel'Dotto has grown up on the ocean her entire life. Inspired by the sea every day, you can follow her journey through social media. Photo courtesy of NF

Don't be a lady, be a legend, a commercial fishing journey

Carli Stewart

Photo by Kayla Arro on Unsplash

Fed-up lobsterman says he'll call it a day

NF Aggregator

Captain John Nolan is holding his newborn daughter, Cooper, after coming in from a 10-day long line trip targeting golden tilefish out of Montauk, NY, while deckhands Andrew and Robert hold up some golden beauties. Photo submitted by Robert Aaronson.

Crew Shots: Exploring Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Fisheries

Carli Stewart

Photo by Lee Lawson on Unsplash

Lobstermen struggling with catch reporting

NF Aggregator

Fig, a one-in-a-million purple lobster that UNE has had since the larval stages. Photo courtesy of the University of New England

Colored lobster research underway at UNE

Carli Stewart

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management outlined a final wind energy area totaling about 2 million acres off Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, from 23 to 92 milws offshore. BOEM graphic.

Next BOEM studies will examine Gulf of Maine, NJ wind conflicts

Kirk Moore

The Massachusetts Restricted Area Wedge rule would have extended seasonal closures in winter and spring to protect North Atlantic right whales during lobster and Jonah crab fishing. NMFS graphic.

Federal court overturns lobster ‘wedge’ closure

Kirk Moore

Maine preliminary numbers of commercial seafood landed in 2023 show an increase of $25 million. Doug Stewart photo.

Maine's commercial fisheries landings soar in 2023

Carli Stewart