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Fisheries & Marine
Ban on Maine shrimp fishing extended to 2028
Updated: December 15, 2025A pause on shrimp fishing that’s been in place for more than a decade has now been extended another three years. Despite the lack of fishing over the past decade, low stock levels persist.
Updated: December 15, 2025
Boats & notes: Midcoast economy depends on boats and tourism, but also needs housing
Updated: December 15, 2025The midcoast has had a number of key developments of late, including the sale of a major boatyard, a yacht launch by a significant boatbuilder and debate over housing for the “missing middle.”
Updated: December 15, 2025
Maine fishermen press for fair rules in 'Gray Zone' waters between Maine and Canada
December 10, 2025Known as the Gray Zone, the 277-square-mile area of ocean is fished by both countries and remains one of America’s only contested maritime borders.
December 10, 2025
Eggs & Issues panel to look at how Maine’s working waterfront can weather rising tides
Updated: December 10, 2025The Greater Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce will host a discussion on issues facing working waterfronts, from stronger storms and higher sea levels to increased economic pressures.
Updated: December 10, 2025
Reward offered in possible oyster-farm theft on Casco Bay
December 4, 2025The Maine Marine Patrol has teamed up on the search with Maine Operation Game Thief, offering a $5,000 reward to anyone who can provide information that leads to a conviction.
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Tech tool could 'kelp' Maine seaweed farmers slash costs
Updated: December 4, 2025In a hypothetical scenario, a detailed analysis of dozens of design and operational factors helps farmers cut costs by 85%.
Updated: December 4, 2025
At 'the front lines of climate change,' Portland joins forces with nonprofit to protect working waterfront
Updated: December 4, 2025The city of Portland has joined forces with the nonprofit Gulf of Maine Research Institute to protect the working waterfront to position Maine’s largest city as a national leader in coastal climate adaptation.
Updated: December 4, 2025
The newest ingredient in food innovation: AI is giving Maine producers an edge
Updated: November 3, 2025Aquaculture, a young industry that's only been around about 50 years, has embraced technology. Now, underwater cameras and sensors analyze fish behavior in real time, with algorithms determining the optimal timing for feed release.
Updated: November 3, 2025
Downeast conservation group hires its first chief of staff
Updated: November 3, 2025Carla Ganiel, the new chief of staff at the Downeast Salmon Federation, has held leadership roles with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, AmeriCorps and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Updated: November 3, 2025
Skincare startup funds UMaine scholarship to spark innovation
Updated: October 29, 2025A portion of all sales will go towards a scholarship to help students cover the cost of taking their first innovation engineering course.
Updated: October 29, 2025
Bigelow Lab looks to create 'blue' biotechnology businesses and jobs
Updated: October 28, 2025Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is an East Boothbay nonprofit research institute focused on global ocean health.
Updated: October 28, 2025
Film highlights intricacy of Penobscot Nation’s salmon restoration efforts
Updated: October 28, 2025Historical threats of overfishing and pollution have diminished but dams still plague restoration efforts. Atlantic salmon is an important species to the Penobscot Nation.
Updated: October 28, 2025
Downeast waters get a cleanup of abandoned aquaculture gear
October 9, 2025Cleanup focused on granite blocks, 70-meter plastic rings, nets, floats and more than a half mile of pipe.
October 9, 2025
'Shake up your routine': Business leaders offer 60 ideas in 60 minutes at Mainebiz forum
Updated: October 9, 2025In preparation for the talk, each panelist was asked to share 10 ideas that were used as a starting point for the conversation and compiled in a booklet for attendees to take home.
Updated: October 9, 2025
Japanese expertise considered key to building Maine’s farmed scallop industry
Updated: October 6, 2025The delegation builds on previous trips to learn how scallops are grown, harvested, processed, marketed and made into various products in Japan, toward diversifying Maine’s coastal economy.
Updated: October 6, 2025
40 Under 40: Alexa Coulombe McGovern is a mom on a mission to fight plastic pollution with kelp
Updated: October 6, 2025The flounder of Dirigo Sea Farm says that becoming a mom and cancer patient inspired her to do something to limit exposure to environmental toxins.
Updated: October 6, 2025
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