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May 8, 2023
The ship UHL Felicity, carrying massive parts for offshore wind turbines, arrives to dock Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in New Bedford, Mass.
City That Once Lit World with Whale Oil Wants to do Same with Wind Power
May 26, 2023
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz jokes with kids as he shows off a bill he signed at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday, May 25, 2023, to establish a paid family and medical leave program in the state starting in 2026.
Minnesota Governor Signs Paid Family and Medical Leave Act to Give Workers up to 20 Weeks Off
May 26, 2023
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May 26, 2023
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Derek Benson, chief operating officer of EnergySource Minerals, walks through the Featherstone plant in Calipatria, Calif., where the company is producing geothermal energy and extracting lithium from brine Friday, July 16, 2021. Benson says EnergySource Minerals has extracted lithium there on a small scale since 2016 and the company has plans to build a much larger addition for mineral extraction.
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In this Wednesday, March 25, 2020, pollack moves up a conveyor belt to be sorted for auction at the Portland Fish Exchange in Portland, Maine.
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Seafood Industry Struggling to Stay Afloat
The seafood industry has been upended by the coronavirus.
April 5, 2020
In this Friday, March 13, 2020 photo, a lobster is seen at a packing facility in Kennebunkport, Maine. The worldwide markets for live lobsters have been disrupted by the coronavirus, and members of the industry are concerned it could worsen if the outbreak lingers into the summer. China is one of the biggest importers of lobster in the world, and it isn't taking any of the shellfish right now as it seems to control the spread of the virus.
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Lobster Prices Tumble
Future is cloudy as exports shut down
March 16, 2020
A Massachusetts company is slated to acquire in 2020 what's left of the boats once owned by Carlos Rafael, who was forced out of the industry after an elaborate fraud. The fishing magnate, known as the Codfather, was sentenced in 2017 to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to Portugal.
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Codfather's Boats Slated for Sale
He was forced out of the industry after committing an elaborate fraud.
February 20, 2020
In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, shows the waterfront in Portland, Maine. Northeastern University announced on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, they are planning a graduate school and research center in Portland in hopes of transforming the city into a technology hub and sparking economic growth.
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Northeastern to Open $100M Research Center in Maine
The hope is to transform the city into a technology hub.
January 28, 2020
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China Deal Might Not Bail Out Lobster Industry
Seafood exporters hope to claw back into one of the world's biggest markets for lobster, but help might not have arrived in time for the biggest day on the calendar.
January 27, 2020
In this Aug. 24, 2019, file photo, a dealer at Cape Porpoise holds a 3 1/2 pound lobster in Kennebunkport, Maine. Members of the US lobster industry are hopeful a thaw in trade relations with China in 2020 could reopen one of the biggest markets in the world.
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Lobster Industry Hopes to Renew Trade with China
China is one of the biggest markets in the world for lobsters.
January 16, 2020
In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, a lobster walks over the top of a lobster trap off the coast of Biddeford, Maine. A pair of studies published in 2019 by University of Maine scientists suggest the U.S. lobster industry is headed for a period of decline, but likely not a crash.
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Lobster Catch Headed for Decline
Scientist reassures 'the sky isn't falling.'
December 2, 2019
In this March 28, 2018 file photo, a North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, MA.
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Progress on Whale Plan Between Lobstermen, Feds
A group representing Maine's lobstermen says it's now willing to work with the federal government on a plan to protect right whales after previously withdrawing support.
October 21, 2019
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Tuna Recovery Leads to Fight
The giant sushi fish are at historically low population levels but have recently shown positive signs.
September 26, 2019
In this Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, photo a 3.5 pound lobster is held by a dealer at Cape Porpoise in Kennebunkport, Maine. America's lobster exports to China have plummeted this year as new retaliatory tariffs have shifted business to Canada.
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Lobster Exports Tank
Meanwhile, business is booming in Canada.
August 26, 2019
In this Oct. 14, 2014, file photo, Carlos Rafael talks on the phone at Homer's Wharf near his herring boat F/V Voyager in New Bedford, Mass. Rafael was sentenced to prison in 2017 after pleading guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling profits overseas. The federal government announced Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, it has settled its civil case against Rafael, a fishing magnate known as The Codfather, saying he will never be allowed to return to U.S. fisheries.
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'Codfather' Can Never Fish Again
He was owner of the one of the largest commercial fishing operations in the country before the scandal broke.
August 20, 2019
In this May 21, 2012, file photo, Scott Beede returns an undersized lobster while fishing in Mount Desert, Maine. The harvest of crustaceans in America's biggest lobstering state is usually in full swing by July, but fishermen say they aren't catching much so far this season.
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Lobster Season Off to Slow Start
The harvest of the valuable bottom dwellers in America's biggest lobstering state is usually in full swing by July.
July 29, 2019