The Department of Marine Resource has closed several fishing areas along the Maine coast to protect the spawning stock of herring. The closure went into effect on Sept. 24 and extends through Oct. 21.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A seagull, standing on a rock in the Saugatucket River, waddled closer to the seam of foamy water swirling by. There, in the crashing shallows below the Main Street Dam, the gull ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Herring harvests are being cut by millions of pounds because of concerns about the important little fish's population, the federal government announced on Wednesday. Herring ...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, an interstate regulatory body, said a new rule that requires herring boats to empty their holds before leaving port will reduce waste by encouraging ...

The once-abundant American shad, along with river herring, have plummeted to levels considered depleted, according to new ...

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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The federal government is limiting the harvest of an important bait fish for the rest of the year from Massachusetts to North Carolina. Atlantic herring are harvested on the ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The herring fishing industry in the Northeast qualifies for federal assistance because its 2019 season has been declared a disaster. The federal government has the ability to ...

ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) - New restrictions that will limit commercial herring fishing off New England take effect on Wednesday. Atlantic herring are the source of a major East Coast fishery. They’re used ...

The federal government is cutting back the East Coast herring fishery by millions of pounds because of concerns about the status of the important little fish’s population. Herring fishing is a major ...