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The commercial fishery for herring has suffered in recent years due to new restrictions, but those same rules could benefit puffins.

Puffin stuff: Herring fishery rules could benefit Maine’s beloved bird The commercial fishery for herring has suffered in recent years due to new restrictions, and more go into effect next month, but those same rules could benefit puffins. By PATRICK WHITTLEAssociated Press Read Article BATH — The commercial fishery for herring has suffered in recent years due to new restrictions, but those same rules could benefit some of Maine’s most beloved birds — puffins. Atlantic puffins, known for their colorful beaks and waddling walks, were once nearly gone from Maine, the only U.S. state ...

New herring rules could benefit Maine puffins The state's most beloved birds are dependent on small fish to survive, and new protections to the herring population may help them do that. By PATRICK WHITTLEAssociated Press Share An Atlantic puffin carries bait fish it will feed its chick on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine, in July 2019. New protections to the herring population, a key food source for puffins, could help the birds survive. Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press, file BATH — The commercial fishery for herring has suffered in recent years due to new restri...