Pat Keliher has served as commissioner for the Maine Department of Marine Resources for 14 years, the longest anyone has held that position.

A marine scientist, a politician and a lobsterman walk onto a dock. Together, in frigid wind chill, they're pulling ...

The future of Maine’s coastal fishing communities will be the topic of the next Talk of the Towns “community conversation” at ...

The Guinness World Records says the heaviest lobster ever recorded was an American one caught off Nova Scotia in 1977. It ...

After almost two years in limbo, a defamation lawsuit Maine lobstering groups filed against a California aquarium can move ...

Shutterstock Serenity is the theme of this island Monhegan Island is a tiny lobstering village off the coast of Maine. Less ...

Florida's Beach Diving Capital, as the name suggests, offers stunning beaches, but that's not all there is to do in this quaint little getaway.

Aboard a lobstering boat aptly named Lucky Catch, check on traps positioned around Portland's harbor. Don't fret about getting your clothes wet: the crew outfits everyone in rubber gloves and ...

Ship strikes and entanglement in lobstering gear are a major threat to the whales, believed to have a remaining population of fewer than 400. A lower district court sided with the trade group, ruling ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- Some Mainers are bracing for the 25% percent tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to levy on Canada and Mexico on Saturday. We could soon be seeing higher prices on ...

A large number of endangered North Atlantic right whales remain off the western edge of Jeffreys Ledge. As many as 90 individual right whales have been identified in this area over the past couple of ...

South Addison – At approximately 11 p.m. Wednesday, the State Police/Marine Patrol Underwater Recovery Dive Team, assisted by local fishermen, took advantage of “slack water” and utilized a remotely ...