Maine fishermen bucked yearslong, industrywide trends last year and caught more fish in a development regulators said shows the impact of COVID-19 relief funds. Maine has long been a leader in catching groundfish, which are bottom-dwelling species of fish such as cod and flounder that are often used in seafood staples such as fish and chips.
FILE - A cod is seen on a trawler April 23, 2016, off the coast of Hampton Beach, N.H. Maine fishermen bucked yearslong, industrywide trends last year and caught more fish in a development regulators said shows the impact of COVID-19 relief funds. FILE - Cod fill a box on a trawler April 23, 2016, off the coast of Hampton Beach, N.H. Maine fishermen bucked yearslong, industrywide trends last year and caught more fish in a development regulators said shows the impact of COVID-19 relief funds.
The increase in catch, as well as a more stable price, reflects investments the state made in critical infrastructure such as the Portland Fish Exchange, an auction house, said Patrick Keliher, the commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources. The state received COVID-19 relief funds via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for that work and other improvements, he said.
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, an industry nonprofit group, launched the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program in part to help the groundfish industry survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The program began with a goal of donating 100,000 meals and is now over 1.3 million, said Ben Martens, executive director of the association.
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