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Quote of the Day                              Adobe PDF     Windows Media Player Apr 23 ME DMR: No state funds for groundfish package   [Portland Press Herald] Apr 17 www.betterlobsterlaw.com to close 5/1; news page to be available via pfex.org Apr 12 Committee assembles final assistance package Apr 8 News stories highlight Maine vs. Massachusetts groundfish strategies Apr 5 Public hearing for foregone bycatch revenue package Apr 3 Another 350 jobs at stake because of Maine's bycatch law Apr 2 Maine's fishing industry in "emergency" mode Apr 1 Next meeting of the Marine Resources Committee Mar 29 PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY: Maine Fishermen's Wives Association Mar 27 Portland Fish Exchange develops package to assist ME groundfishermen Mar 26 Maine's Loss is Gloucester's Gain: 'Miracle' needed to save ME industry [AP] Mar 25 City of Portland offers to administer groundfish loan program at minimal cost Mar 23 Upcoming meetings of the Marine Resources Committee Mar 21 NH vessel stops landing in ME because of bycatch landings law Mar 20 Marine Resources Subcommittee Hears Alternatives to Bycatch Landings Mar 18 City of Portland details its contributions to Maine groundfish industry Mar 16 PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY: James Salisbury Mar 15 Committee votes down LD170; alternatives to be examined Mar 14 PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY: F/V Olympia Mar 13 PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY: Associated Fisheries of Maine Mar 12 PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY: Nova Seafood Mar 9 PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY: Portland Fish Exchange Mar 8 PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY: James Odlin Mar 6 PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY: Anne Pringle Mar 6 Lobstering law change discussed in Augusta [Portland Press Herald] Mar 5 PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY: Robert Tetrault Mar 4 OPINION: Don't risk Maine's most valuable fishery [Portland Press Herald] Mar 3 '06 lobster landings drop 2%; fluctuations seen as normal [Portland Press Herald] Mar 2 Associated Fisheries of Maine Supports LD170 Mar 1 OPINION: Dust off the Groundfish Task Force report [Bangor Daily News] Mar 1 Industry Split [Ellsworth American] Mar 1 Lobstermen: We won't compromise [Bangor Daily News] Feb 28 Maine Fishermen's Wives Association Supports LD170 Feb 27 LD170 hearing time changed from 1:00 pm to 9:00 am Monday March 5 Feb 27 MLA Opposes LD170 [mainecoastnow.com] Feb 26 Connecticut study: Trawl damage to lobster minimal Feb 26 Economist: Bycatch law cost state 355 jobs, $30m activity 2000-2005 Feb 25 OPINION: Lobster bycatch should not be allowed [ME Lobstermen's Association] Feb 24 Exchange director receives veiled threat from lobsterman Feb 23 OPINION: Oversight warranted; plan feasible [Portland Press Herald] Feb 23 Maine fish prices bested Massachusetts prices last 5 years Feb 22 Conflicting Interests [Free Press Online] Feb 21 Senator proposes sales tax exemption for Maine boat builders to level the competitive playing field with other New England states [Bangor Daily News] Feb 21 ME landings, seafood jobs halved over last several years [NECN] Feb 21 ME legislator: $3m proposal won't impact $360m lobster industry [WCSH-6] Feb 21 Lobstermen oppose bill designed to help groundfishermen [Associated Press] Feb 21 ME fisherman: Lobsters the difference between profit & loss [WGME-13] Feb 21 Lobstermen oppose LD170 [Portland Press Herald] Feb 21 Lobstermen say No to LD170 [ME Public Radio] Feb 20 Gvt. fishery observer data suggests trawl damage to lobster minimal Feb 16 MA official: ME helped us move up US port ranks [Gloucester Daily Times] Feb 15 Government figures show ME groundfish prices beat MA in '05 Feb 14 2005 juvenile lobster density survey sets abundance records... Feb 12 ME legislator: Maintain port infrastructure for future [Gloucester Daily Times] Feb 9 Jobs plummeting in Maine's seafood industry  [WCSH-6] Feb 8 PRESS RELEASE: Maine lost 1,500 seafood sector jobs from 1999-2004 Feb 8 Lobstermen gird for battle over legislation [Ellsworth American]     Our Response Feb 3 Bycatch Discussion on Mainewatch: Video|Audio [ME Public Broadcasting] Feb 2 Reform bill submitted to legislature... [Commercial Fisheries News]   ...Maine lobster industry opposed [Commercial Fisheries News] Feb 1 Portland Fish Exchange monthly volume 2nd lowest on record [The Forecaster] Jan 25 OPINION: Maine's Loss is Gloucester's Gain [Gloucester Daily Times] Jan 21 OPINION: Change in law worth examining [WCSH-6] Jan 19 MA fisheries official: We gain at expense of ME [Gloucester Daily Times] Jan 18 OPINION: ME groundfishing will end unless change made [Ellsworth American] Jan 17 '06 gvt. resource surveys record increased lobster catch Jan 16 ME vessel attrition to MA ports doubles from 04-05 [Boston Globe]  Jan 4 Lobster bycatch a top '07 state issue [Portland Press Herald] Dec 28 OPINION: Changing Lobster Law Could Save ME Groundfish [WCSH-6] Dec 20 Gvt. review confirms trip diversion from ME to other states increasing Dec 16 '06 lobster landings drop; resource remains healthy  [Bangor Daily News] Dec 11 PRESS RELEASE: Exchange warns of plummeting landings Dec 11 OPINION: Working Waterfront, December 2006     Our Response Nov 25 OPINION: Letters to the Editor [Portland Press Herald] Nov 21 OPINION: Letters to the Editor [Portland Press Herald]     Our Response Nov 16 OPINION: Letters to the Editor [Portland Press Herald]     Our Response Nov 16 Swimming Upstream [Ellsworth American] Nov 16 Fish Exchange Struggling [The Forecaster]  Nov 6 OPINION: Allowing Lobster Sales Could Help [Portland Press Herald]  Nov 6 Fish Exchange Short on Landings [Portland Press Herald]  Oct 11 Maine's Fishing Industry Sinking [The Bollard]