Coastal Maine fishing newspaper prints final issue after more than 50 years

Coastal Maine fishing newspaper prints final issue after more than 50 years

A monthly newspaper based in Stonington that has covered the Northeast’s commercial fishing industry for decades printed its final issue last week. Commercial Fisheries News came to an end with its December edition in the face of declining advertising revenue, a changing media landscape and the retirement of its current senior editor, Stonington native Brian Robbins. “It is very sad, and it’s a big change in life,” Robbins, 67, said Friday. “At …