Commercial fishing and hunting
Hassan: Mask requirement lifted for commercial fishermen

Jun. 14, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Coast Guard have updated guidance for commercial fishermen saying those who are...

State vaccination grants target harder-to-reach groups

Jun. 08, 2021 11:01 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — About $3.2 million in grants and contracts have been awarded to community-based organizations to increase awareness and access to the COVID-19...

Maine fisheries had productive '20 despite pandemic

Mar. 26, 2021 03:15 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's combined commercial fishing industries managed to top $500 million in value last year despite challenges caused by the...

FILE- In this Sept. 21, 2020 file photo, a sternman checks a lobster while fishing off South Portland, Maine. The Maine Department of Marine Resources said Wednesday fishermen caught more than 96 million pounds of lobsters in 2020. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Happy tail: Maine lobstermen crack a good year despite virus

By Patrick Whittle Mar. 24, 2021 10:53 AM EDT

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., left, listens as Jung Kim, right, speaks at a news conference Monday, March 8, 2021 in Middletown N.J. Kim says his bait and tackle shop sustained losses of 60 to 65% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, and says two rounds of federal aid will help him keep his doors open this year. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
NJ fishing community says virus aid helps keep it afloat

By Wayne Parry Mar. 08, 2021 02:09 PM EST

Police speak to shellfish export truck drivers as they are stopped for an unnecessary journey in London, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, during a demonstration by British Shellfish exporters to protest Brexit-related red tape they claim is suffocating their business. The drivers were later stopped by police and issued with fines for an 'unnecessary journey' due to the national lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
UK seafood trucks protest at Parliament over Brexit red tape

By Jill Lawless Jan. 18, 2021 11:16 AM EST

Federal report says pandemic hit seafood industry hard

By The Associated Press Jan. 15, 2021 02:14 PM EST
The coronavirus pandemic has taken away about a third of the commercial fishing industry's revenue, according to a federal report released on Friday. ...

FILE-In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, file photo, lobsterman Jason Joyce speaks at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump at the harbor at Camp Ellis in Saco, Maine. Joyce also spoke at the Republican National Convention, touting Trump's efforts to help the state's lobster industry. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Lobster biz hopes for stability after tumultuous Trump era

By Patrick Whittle Nov. 22, 2020 10:39 AM EST

Storms extend Louisiana fisheries COVID-19 aid deadline

Oct. 25, 2020 09:30 AM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Damage from Hurricanes Laura and Delta has prompted Louisiana to extend the deadline for fisheries' workers and businesses to apply for...

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, seafood processors at Keys Fisheries in Marathon, Fla., sort stone crab claws Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Florida Keys commercial fishermen began the 2020-2021 stone crab harvest season Thursday amid new Florida fishing rules designed to increase future stocks of the tasty crab claws and concerns about consumer demand for this year's harvest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Bob Care/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
Annual stone crab claw harvest begins in Florida

Oct. 16, 2020 02:52 PM EDT

After 'Fishrot' scandal, Namibia earns little from auction

By Sonja Smith Oct. 01, 2020 01:55 PM EDT
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Following Namibia's “Fishrot” scandal, in which two Cabinet ministers are in jail awaiting trial for allegedly accepting bribes for...

A sternman, right, baits a lobster trap while the captain maneuvers the boat while fishing, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, off South Portland, Maine. Prices for consumers and wholesalers were low in the early part of the summer, but picked up in August to the point where they were about on par with a typical summer. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Maine lobster business salvaged its summer despite pandemic

By Patrick Whittle Sep. 26, 2020 08:30 AM EDT

Clamdigger Mike Soule hauls bags of clams on a sled across a mudflat, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in Freeport, Maine. In recent years Maine diggers annually harvest about 1.5 million pounds of clams, significantly less than decades past. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
They can dig it: New England clammers press through pandemic

By Patrick Whittle Sep. 07, 2020 07:47 AM EDT

The Mayflower II sails through the waters of Fishers Island Sound off Groton, Conn., Tuesday, July 28, 2020, on the seventh day of two weeks of sea trials. The vessel, a replica of the original Mayflower that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620, left Mystic Seaport Museum last week after a three-year, $11.2 million restoration by the workers at the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The 400th anniversary festivities scheduled for Boston and Cape Cod this spring and summer were all postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)
Mayflower II cancels scheduled stop in Rhode Island

Aug. 06, 2020 09:11 AM EDT

Riders wear masks on a nearly empty ride at the Palace Playland amusement park Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at Old Orchard Beach, Maine. The park has reopened its arcade and but only a few of its rides as it abides by social distancing regulations to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Maine gov: State needs 10% spending trims due to pandemic

Aug. 06, 2020 01:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 1990 file photo, Boston Bruins defenseman Ray Bourque (77) reaches over the back of Hartford Whaler Dean Evason (12) trying to get to the puck behind Boston's goal during first period action in the Boston. The NHL hasn't had best-of-five playoff series since 1986. That's changing for this year with the league expanding to 24 playoff teams as part of its restart. The qualifying round will feature 16 teams facing off in best-of-five series to determine who moves on. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)
Throwback 5-game series force players to 'embrace the grind'

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 29, 2020 10:35 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 21, 2020, file photo a fishing trawler arrives in Portland, Maine. The amount of commercial fishing taking place worldwide has dipped since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The lack of fishing has also spurred questions about food security, ocean management and global trade around the world. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Worldwide slowdown in fishing unlikely to save rare species

By Patrick Whittle And Christina Larson Jun. 29, 2020 01:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 14, 2020, file photo a lobsterman prepares to leave the dock to set traps off Portland, Maine. Lobster prices are falling in New England as the industry deals with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Lobster prices falling, and they could fall further

By Patrick Whittle Jun. 27, 2020 10:45 AM EDT

Massachusetts for-hire fishing industry to reopen in days

May. 20, 2020 01:30 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts charter fishing industry is set to reopen in a few days after being shut down due to coronavirus. Gov....

NOAA again extends waiver to allow fishing without monitors

May. 05, 2020 01:30 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The federal government is extending its suspension of the requirement for at-sea monitors in some East Coast fisheries until at least the middle...