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King bill would double overseas marketing of agricultural exports
Renee Cordes Updated: February 1, 2023The Expanding Agricultural Exports Act would double federal funding to market U.S. agricultural products overseas including blueberries and lobsters from Maine.
Renee Cordes Updated: February 1, 2023
Maine scallop farmers offer ‘unique’ benefit, poised for growth
Laurie Schreiber January 25, 2023A new video by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration touts the benefits of farming the scallop, which has to potential to serve as a specialty market within the seafood industry.
Laurie Schreiber January 25, 2023
Boatbuilders, oyster farmers and kelp growers help preserve working waterfront in Yarmouth
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 23, 2023The nonprofit Sea Meadow Marine Foundation bought a 12-acre working waterfront parcel to operate the site as a business incubator and marine business hub.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 23, 2023
A village on Mount Desert Island looks to restore health of harbor
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 17, 2023Residents are concerned about declines of fish, clams and other organisms. But sussing out causes is tricky. Is clam loss due to a local causeway or global acidification?
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 17, 2023
Biddeford edible seaweed producer partners with Japanese food manufacturer
Laurie Schreiber January 12, 2023Ocean’s Balance makes a line of seaweed products designed for use as an ingredient in cooking, as a topping, or to be eaten out of the bag. The seaweed farm and food producer based in Biddeford raised a round of financing from investors in Japan,
Laurie Schreiber January 12, 2023
New program to study impact of climate change on whelks, worms and mollusks
Laurie Schreiber January 5, 2023Marine harvesters, including wormers, have come to the department with questions about the impact of climate change.
Laurie Schreiber January 5, 2023
2023 Forecast: Burdensome regulations spur gloomy outlook among lobstermen
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 9, 2023A six-year delay of new federal rules could give the lobster industry time to pursue legal and legislative avenues to assure the long-term future of the fishery. The legal battle is underway.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 9, 2023
Bar Harbor eyes unused parts of ferry terminal for redevelopment
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 3, 2023GEI Consultants is expected to provide a summary of stakeholder input by the end of February, along with a draft concept plan for demolishing some deteriorating facilities and building a new boat ramp
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 3, 2023
From shells to spuds: UMaine using lobster by-product to fight potato pathogens
Laurie Schreiber December 27, 2022The Presque Isle project uses shell that otherwise enters the waste stream, and could be a win-win for both the lobster industry and potato farmers.
Laurie Schreiber December 27, 2022
Hailed as 'good news for the lobster industry,' Congress approves six-year delay on whale regulations
Laurie Schreiber December 27, 2022The bill includes money to study new lobster gear technology to potentially remove vertical lines from the water column.
Laurie Schreiber December 27, 2022Rural Maine businesses granted $514K for climate-smart energy upgrades
Ann Fisher Updated: December 23, 2022The majority of grant money will be used to install solar systems that will offset greenhouse gas emissions in rural Maine towns.
Ann Fisher Updated: December 23, 2022
Holly-jolly vibes: Slugger's stardom and other uplifting news in 2022
Renee Cordes Updated: December 23, 2022Maine recaps 10 pieces of good news in 2022, ranging from the return of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K to a Portland dining spot making the cut for Esquire magazine's list of best new restaurants.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 23, 2022
Congress expected to vote on federal lobster rule 'pause' this week
Laurie Schreiber December 21, 2022Recent data show the whales are moving away from Maine lobster fishing areas. The lobster industry “was sentenced to economic death based on no evidence,” said U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine.
Laurie Schreiber December 21, 2022
Lifeline for Maine lobstermen included in federal bill
Ann Fisher December 20, 2022A provision in the appropriations bill expected to pass the House and Senate this week says current rules about right whales are enough to ensure the continued operation of the lobster and Jonah crab fisheries through Dec. 31, 2028.
Ann Fisher December 20, 2022
A Harpswell guide provides insight into a working waterfront
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 19, 2022Coastal gentrification has intensified with more out-of-state homebuyers. A new guide, “Scuttlebutt: How to Live and Work in a Waterfront Community,'' shares information about the working waterfront and commercial fishing.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 19, 2022
UMaine leads $3M study on how warming Arctic affects lobster
Laurie Schreiber December 13, 2022Maine’s lobster industry netted $725 million in 2021. The study could help fishermen and other stakeholders anticipate ocean changes that influence lobster distribution and abundance.
Laurie Schreiber December 13, 2022
Today's Poll
Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
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