Maine fishing regulators are holding the last of three hearings about the rules for the upcoming sea urchin harvesting season. Fishermen in Maine harvest urchins so their roe can be used in food.

PORT ANGELES — A company that offloaded 1,400 pounds of green sea urchins worth $2,000 at Port Angeles Boat Haven is under investigation for receiving the spiny delicacy without the proper paperwork.

(TNS) -- State officials are hoping what is good for elvers will be good for urchins, too. Having implemented an electronic “swipe” card system in the elver fishery in 2014, the Maine Department of ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. PORTLAND — Democrat Chellie Pingree bill to protect her Maine’s sea urchin ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. PORTLAND (AP) — Fishing regulators in Maine are planning to slightly expand ...

ORONO, Maine -- The discovery of a type of slow growing sea urchin that never attains legal size for harvesting in Maine’s coastal waters has been reported by a team of scientists led by Robert Vadas, ...

Abalone divers and other ocean enthusiasts have scheduled a two-day blitz to clear purple urchins from a spot on the Sonoma Coast in hopes of saving the kelp forest and the reviving abalone that ...

The genital gland of a sea urchin, the so-called gonad, is found inside the urchin. This organ stores nutrients, and contains milt and roe during the spawning season in spring. The gonads are very ...

Sea urchins are prized local delicacy in Sardinia Fishing ban intended to protect depleted urchin stocks Fishermen say their livelihood is under threat Scientist urges compromise to safeguard ...

On one of his last dive trips for sea urchins, Jeff Maassen dropped anchor off the backside of San Miguel, the most westerly and windswept of California’s Channel Islands. He squeezed his lanky 6-foot ...

ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — Maine fishing regulators are holding the last of three hearings about the rules for the upcoming sea urchin harvesting season. Fishermen in Maine harvest urchins so their roe ...