Richmond seafood processor seeks Portland expansionRichmond-based Shucks Maine Lobster hopes to lease 19,000 square feet in the city-owned Portland Ocean Terminal at the Maine State Pier after getting initial approval of its plan. |
Linda Bean's lobster empire growsLinda Bean has purchased an 11,000-square-foot building in Rockland's industrial park and plans to use it for storing, grading and distributing lobsters. |
Regulators: 78% cut to cod catch officialFederal regulators have officially included a 78% cut to the Gulf of Maine cod catch in its new rules for the 2013 fishing year. |
Vinalhaven lobsterman makes case for unionizingVinalhaven lobstermen are leading a charge to organize under the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union, the union also representing workers at Bath Iron... |
Run on salmon fuels $4.5M Ducktrap expansionIn the blustery days of April, the Belfast headquarters of Ducktrap River of Maine sends out a pleasant aroma of woodsmoke and fish. The combination will likely intensify as the company... |
Compost firm expands for new lobster plantThe Portland-based Coast of Maine Organic Products plans to double production at its Washington County composting facility based on the reopening of the former Stinson Seafood Cannery in... |
Monkfish limits lightened for groundfishermenThe North American Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has temporarily raised monkfish catch limits by 4.6% in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank, expanding a fishery sometimes seen as... |
Garbo to seek 165 workers for Gouldsboro plantThe company taking over the former Stinson Seafood cannery in Gouldsboro will look to hire 165 seasonal workers this spring.Maine Fair Trade Lobster... |
Fewer fishermen, but higher revenues in 2011The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports the Northeast fishing fleet caught more groundfish and made more money in the 2011 fishing year than in 2010. |