SCALLOPS UPDATE ...
Shad season ...
Shad Season Opens January 1
Shad season is scheduled to run through midnight on Mar. 31, 2020.
CLOSURE ...
Lane snapper closing Dec. 13-31 in Gulf state and federal waters
Closure is consistent with a similar closure in Gulf federal waters and is being done at the request of federal fishery managers
CLOSURE TO CONTINUE ...
Shutdown of shrimp fishery to continue in 2020
Interstate regulators met on Dec. 6 to consider the future of the industry
GRANT AWARDED ...
Grant to boost access to local seafood in Maine
Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland awarded USDA grant for project
REGULATIONS ...
Maine salmon farm receives final required permit
Whole Oceans plans to build the $180 million facility in Bucksport, Maine
lottery ...
Maine scallop lottery to let new people in lucrative fishery
The state uses a lottery system to give out new licenses for the scallop fishery
ALTERNATIVES ...
Some propose Mainers farm quahogs to beat pests
Maine's shellfish industry is currently dominated by oyster and mussel farming
fish story ...