Last year, Maine fishermen caught 36.2 million pounds of lobster worth more than $107 million.
In the last decade or so, Maine fishermen have begun harvesting a broader range of marine delicacies.
To Maine fishermen, the urchins are now money in the bank.
I'm working in Washington and here at home for fair regulations, better science, and more resources for all types of Maine fishermen.
This little island, now deserted, was for nearly two centuries the home of intrepid, hardy Maine fishermen.
For decades, two groups of Maine fishermen, its trawler captains and its lobstermen, harvested the ocean floor in relative harmony.
Maine fisherman, for example, would eat fried pogies for breakfast.
And Maine fishermen who probably never needed a passport are traveling to Japan to negotiate contracts.
Consequently, Maine fishermen have asked regulators to find new ways to dump dredge material.
Last year Maine fishermen took 166 million pounds of fish, worth an estimated $108 million, from gulf waters.