National Fisherman

Northeast

'Finestkind' movie was inspiration, not biography

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Portraits of lobstermen line a wall of Dennis Wilkins’ studio on Bailey Island. Wilkins hopes to persuade his subjects to stand for one more photograph so he can paint a group portrait to present to the town of Harpswell. Photo by Bisi Cameron Yee

Bailey Island artist honors lobstermen through paintings

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Passamaquoddy fisherman, Erik Francis waits for the tide to ebb on the Penobscot River so that he can empty the elvers from his fyke net and transport them above the dam that impedes their passage. Francis will harvest full grown eels in the fall and tran

Maine tribal fishermen lead eel restoration project

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Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) welcomes applications from Mainers with smaller properties that may not qualify for other funding assistance within the state. Photo by MCFA

Grant applications open for storm recovery efforts

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U.S. grants Maine a lease for offshore wind research project

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In 1963, the average catch in Maine was approximately 25 million pounds, worth around $10 million. Photo by Shutterstock

Fishing back when: So you want to be a lobsterman?

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New Bedford, Mass., harbor. NMFS/Paul Perra photo.

New Bedford's fishing history comes to life online

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Lobsterman eyeing striped bass abundance to try chartering

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