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On-demand (ropeless) lobster pot gear on the deck of a commercial fishing vessel. NEFSC photo.

Pop-up lobster gear may present daunting operating costs, study predicts

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In the Class N race at Winter Harbor, the Terrie J edges out Obsession. Jon Johansen photo.

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Winter Harbor, Pemaquid draw crowds in home stretch of racing season

Michael Crowley

Kimberly Ann beats out Faith Melle with a speed of 38.1 mph in the World’s Fastest Working Lobster Boat race on Moosabec Reach. Jon Johansen photo.

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A long haul, but worth it for Maine lobster boat racers

Michael Crowley

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/1332760322a13877ea77151fccc7c8f5.png — Shoreside support image. Doug Stewart

Behind The Scenes: What 'Shoreside Support' Really Looks Like for Fishing Families

Megan Waldrep & Carli Stewart

A proposed project would install up to 12 turbines on Volturnus floating platforms in the Gulf of Maine, similar to the Volturnus 1:8 installation off Castine, Maine. University of Maine image.

A fishermen's alliance fights back against offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine

Carli Stewart

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/3415c82780cc65d13119f3e03c03d3ab.jpg — Photo by David Todd McCarty on Unsplash

Nova Scotian follows in her father's footsteps

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/a21605f6fc660d532f2706ef77b35580.jpg — Tylar Michaud. Courtesy of the Michaud family.

Family of missing lobsterman, 18, plans memorial

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/crop.elle-cosgrave-pCTMX9VgJfI-unsplash.jpg.medium-cropped.800x500.jpg — Photo by Elle Cosgrave on Unsplash

Ropeless gear could sink Mass. lobster fishery, report finds

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/edf2501e93c34c808bb746e903d36bc3.jpg — Photo by Elianne Dipp: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-a-whale-4761513/

Lobstermen tell PBS rules to save right whale threaten industry

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/c7cb01062c4dfe3d0134702ade44ffd8.jpg — Photo by Miranda Lattimore: https://www.pexels.com/photo/spring-point-ledge-lighthouse-in-south-portland-maine-4782605/

Women coming into their own in Maine lobster fishery

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In the Fastest Friendship Lobster Boat race, Andrew Simmons in Carson & Emma (right) edged out his brother Keith in Isaac & Colby (left). Though there was a slight dispute over the results. Jon Johansen photo.

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Friendship matchup marks midway of 2023 Maine Lobster Boat Racing

Michael Crowley