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PublishedNovember 18, 2019
Pioneering mussel farmer buys rival, plans expansion
By 2021, Bangs Island Mussels plans to more than double production and hire more than 10 new employees, reflecting a growing market for the Casco Bay-grown mussels.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2019
Friends of Casco Bay will add data stations to get a clearer picture of quickly changing waters
Researchers for the nonprofit will deploy two continuous water-quality monitoring units – in Portland Harbor and in the New Meadows area near Harpswell – to get a more holistic view of conditions in the bay.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2019
Hundreds of scientists gather in Portland to address climate change in the Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium is aimed at sharing the latest science on ocean acidification and rising sea levels and ocean temperatures.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2019
Maine’s marine resources chief to chair Atlantic fisheries commission
Patrick Keliher will serve a two-year term at the head of the 15-state agency that coordinates and manages fishery resources along the Atlantic coast.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2019
Judge rules in favor of conservationists on right whale protection
A federal judge has ruled that 2 fishing areas off New England will remain closed to certain kinds of gear to protect the endangered species of whale.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Maine to hold lotteries to enter lucrative scallop fishery
One will be for 6 licenses to operate a drag boat for scallops and the other will be for 4 licenses to dive for scallops.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans
She will be Maine's first sitting governor to speak before the international body's General Assembly.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
Three men charged with breaking Maine’s herring fishing laws
The bait fish has been the subject of deep fishing quota cuts in recent years.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
No live-fish rule in North Region approved by state
IFW's Advisory Council adopts the fishing regulation, which will go into effect Jan. 1.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2019
Long battle over, dam removal begins on Presumpscot River in Westbrook
It's the first stage of a river restoration project that will allow water to flow freely through Upper Saccarappa Falls for the first time in centuries.
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