More on Fisheries
Aug 8, 2012
Michaud Reaches out to State Department on Maine Lobster Shipments
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Mike Michaud spoke with Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, today about ongoing concerns over Maine lobster shipments to processing plants in Canada.
Nov 30, 2011
Maine Delegation Urges Commerce Department to Declare Fisheries Disaster for the Northeast Groundfishery
WASHINGTON, DC – Maine’s congressional delegation, U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins and Representatives Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree, today urged U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary John Bryson to heed Governor Paul LePage’s request for federal assistance and declare a fisheries disaster for the Northeast multispecies groundfishery.
Nov 3, 2011
UMaine to Receive Red Tide Research Funding
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Michaud announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded $574,028 to scientists at the University of Maine for a three year project to investigate methods that would provide early warning detection of harmful algal blooms (HABs), also known as red tides, in the Gulf of Maine. Research will be carried out at the University of Maine in partnership with the Maine Department of Marine Resources Biotoxin Monitoring Program.
Jul 12, 2011
Michaud Introduces Bill to Address Red Tide Threats
Red tide outbreaks have impacted Maine 5 out of the past 7 years
Jun 29, 2011
Michaud Calls for Crackdown on Foreign Fishing Subsidies
“We need to level the playing field for U.S. fishermen,” said Michaud. “These foreign subsidies create unfair competition and the administration needs to act. Subsidies are a major cause of overfishing worldwide, which threatens the livelihoods of fishermen in Maine and throughout the country.”
