Tweet A new study finds specific locations where blue mussel farms could increase the blue economy. Line with blue mussel growth from offshore experimental farm site. Photo: NOAA Fisheries Offshore mussel farm sites need to have the right temperature, food availability, … Continue reading →
Tweet Butterfish is tasty but is not widely found in seafood markets. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries Many wild seafood species can be found in waters off the Northeast coast, but consumers don’t see that same variety at their local seafood … Continue reading →
Tweet Registration is now open! Register below. Workshop Purpose and Goal Through a collaborative process, we will develop potential management approaches for the recreational groundfish fishery that balance the need to prevent overfishing with enabling profitability in the for-hire fleet and … Continue reading →
Tweet The Maine coast is a legendary place of pine-clad islands, narrow twisting peninsulas and rocky headlands, stretching and undulating some 3,500 miles from Kittery to Eastport. These are some of the most protected waters in the country, with countless … Continue reading →
Tweet Hop in a canoe and follow the path poet Henry David Thoreau took in the 1800s over lakes and rivers with his Native guides on the Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail, navigate the 92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway by paddling a section, or enjoy the 740-mile Northern … Continue reading →
Tweet Effective 0001 hours Sunday August 28, 2016, the Summer Flounder commercial fishery possession limit will be reduced from 100 pounds to 50 pounds. Possession limits will be periodically adjusted, if needed, to land 100% of the annual quota by … Continue reading →
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Tweet Portland, ME – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section approved a moratorium for the 2015 commercial fishery. This action was taken in response to the findings of the 2014 Stock Status Report, indicating current fishable biomass … Continue reading →
Tweet Summer flounder Effective 0001 hours, Friday, December 5, 2014 the landing limit for the commercial harvest of summer flounder will be increased to 1,500 pounds per week (0001 hours Sunday through 2359 hours on Saturday) to allow for full … Continue reading →
Tweet This notice serves as a reminder of the upcoming fall season closure required under Addendum XVII to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission) American Lobster Fishery Management Plan which was approved in November 2011. The season closure is … Continue reading →
Tweet Trip Limit Adjustment Effective 0001 hours, Sunday, August 17, 2014 the Connecticut possession limit for the commercial harvest of scup is increased to 1,000 pounds for trawl, fish pot and commercial hook fisheries and 500 pounds for other gear … Continue reading →
Tweet Fishing is considered an ideal recreational activity for a father-son bonding experience. Author Lou Ureneck’s “Backcast” about fatherhood and fly fishing chronicles a river journey with his teenage son following his divorce and Norman Maclean’s, ” A River Runs … Continue reading →
Tweet BANGOR, ME,– The 2014 NOAA Tide Tables and Tidal Current Tables have been published by North Wind Publishing and are now available. Mariners use NOAA’s Tide Tables and Tidal Current tables for navigation. There are four books of Tide … Continue reading →
Tweet Astronomy Night Sunday, September 1, 7 p.m. — Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, WA Discover the night sky with a local astronomy expert. On a clear night, see the Milky Way, several planets, man-made satellites and sometimes meteors. A … Continue reading →
Tweet September 2013 Events Two wheels can put you more in tune with nature than four. Biking for Birds, on September 28 at Two Rivers Refuge, gives you a change to test that idea. Credit: Charles Slate Astronomy Night Sunday, … Continue reading →
Tweet LEXINGTON, Ky. – With boating under the influence continuing to be a major factor in accidents and deaths on our nation’s waterways, thousands of officers with local, state and federal agencies will again team up for Operation Dry Water … Continue reading →
Tweet July 2013 Events An alligator patrols the bank of a Southeast waterway. On Saturday, July 6, a guided canoe trip at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee Refuge in Florida lets you get up close and personal with giant reptiles like … Continue reading →
Tweet What can 30 years of research and monitoring on Maine seabirds teach us? That the marine environment is changing fast. That ocean birds may be failing to adapt. That the scope of few marine threats – from ocean warming … Continue reading →
