The experimental shrimp season, scheduled to begin in February, is part of a research initiative by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) in collaboration with the Atlantic States Marine ...

As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, marine officials are urging lobster fishermen to remove nearby fishing gear and said they will not be enforcing state ...

A U.S. district court has issued summary judgment against a lawsuit filed by conservationists attempting to stop the opening ...

NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.” Green said the sanctuary will complement the existing marine national monument and allow for the development of a new sail plan that ...

The U.S. government has signed a legal agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), ...

The two fishermen were aboard a 34-foot scallop vessel that changed course due to poor sea conditions and did not arrive at ...

The work began in the midst of a deep recession marked by soaring petroleum prices, in a state with the greatest dependence on heating oil. Baldacci and other advocates saw ocean energy as a tool to ...

The American Miss National Pageant recently hosted its annual national competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in South Portland ... to her service efforts. Rounding out Maine’s national ...

Applicants were chosen after a board reviewed experience, the desired region to fish in, and if the applicant’s boat has ...

“It indicates, or demonstrates, what I would consider to be an orchestrated attack on this building," Portland Police Chief Bob Day told reporters at a press conference. “It's about eight to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Federal transportation leaders have listed train service from Portland to Boise as one long-term route to consider for the future. This month, the U.S. Department of ...