The federal government is withdrawing a proposal that would require more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to ...

(Georgia Department of Natural Resources/NOAA) PORTLAND, Maine — The federal ... The new vessel speed rules proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service more than two years ago have been ...

PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government ... The new vessel speed rules proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service more than two years ago have been the topic of much debate among ...

The State of New Hampshire has been notified by the National Marine Fisheries Service of a vacancy for New Hampshire ... fishery resources from 3 to 200 miles off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, ...

For its part, comments that the Maine Lobstermen's Association submitted to ... “It is imperative that the issue of US vessel strikes be addressed, however, [National Marine Fisheries Service] must ...

Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) that oversees lobster ...

The U.S. government has signed a legal agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Animal Welfare Institute ...

A father-son pair of commercial fishermen went missing Saturday night off the coast of northern Maine, authorities said.