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Fisheries & Marine
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Mills: Lobster industry needs more time to weigh in on right whale protections
September 14, 2022Gov. Janet Mills criticized the feds' process, saying “it is unconscionable for NOAA to only hold a single public hearing" on the proposed measures.
September 14, 2022Marketing group launches petition to remove lobster from ‘avoid’ list
September 12, 2022The group said the updated listing “is counterproductive to decades of proactive efforts made by the fishery.”
September 12, 2022-
Maine leaders call on Seafood Watch to reverse lobster ‘avoid’ designation
September 9, 2022Leaders said the watchdog organization is holding the Maine lobster industry to an impossible “guilty until proven innocent” standard.
September 9, 2022 
Red’s Eats launches fundraising challenge for lobster industry
September 7, 2022The industry directly employs about 10,000 people and interacts with other sectors such as real estate, hotels, restaurants and trucking companies.
September 7, 2022
Industry association decries new ‘avoid’ rating of lobster
September 7, 2022The update was attributed to risks to the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Maine's fishery hasn’t had a documented interaction with the species in nearly 20 years.
September 7, 2022
A Maine oyster grower’s creed: patience, patience, patience
Updated: July 31, 2022A former teacher in Cranberry Isles' two-room schoolhouse has built an aquaculture business that recently took a top prize in the Mount Desert Business Boot Camp. She explains how her business has grown, one oyster at a time.
Updated: July 31, 2022
After 34 years, the Maine Island Trail Association has a home for its workboat fleet
Updated: July 28, 2022The stewardship organization depends on its fleet of workboats to carry out its mission of caring for island and mainland sites. Now it has a storage facility for those essential watercraft.
Updated: July 28, 2022
American Aquafarms withdraws lawsuit against state in favor of open dialogue
July 27, 2022The goal is to make the proposal for a salmon farm on Frenchman Bay acceptable within Department of Maine Resources criteria. “We’re not going anywhere,” said a company spokesperson.
July 27, 2022
Fishermen’s association finds new way to market an ‘underloved’ species
Updated: July 26, 2022Not everyone is comfortable cooking the variety of seafood harvested by Maine fishermen. A stew developed for retail and restaurant sales might help change that feeling about one species.
Updated: July 26, 2022
Jonesport vote allows Kingfish Maine project to head to planning board
July 21, 2022Voters rejected a moratorium that would have put the brakes on land-based aquaculture operations.
July 21, 2022
In whale protection effort, federal court reinstates lobstering ban off Maine coast
July 14, 2022The court said the balance “tips heavily in favor of protected species” compared with hardships posed by the seasonal ban to the lobster industry.
July 14, 2022
Maine fishermen ask feds to slow offshore wind development
Updated: July 12, 2022Draft guidance considers financial compensation to fishermen in cases of gear or income loss. But, said one industry leader, “You’re a long way into this process without having any understanding of how the industry will deal with these losses.”
Updated: July 12, 2022
Court says federal right whale protection inadequate, but avoids shuttering lobster fishery
July 11, 2022A federal judge said regulators might find other measures to reduce deadly run-ins between whales and fishing gear, or might find those interactions are fewer than estimated.
July 11, 2022
BIW’s former president takes a new job, north of the border
July 6, 2022Dirk Lesko will serve as the next president of Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding Inc., which builds warships for the Royal Canadian Navy.
July 6, 2022
Amid plans for Belfast salmon facility, Nordic Aquafarms changes leadership
Updated: July 6, 2022The founder-CEO and an executive vice president have stepped down, and now a Mainer will serve as interim CEO of the U.S. business. The transition comes with projects underway in Belfast and in California.
Updated: July 6, 2022
$15M in state grants awarded to bolster Maine seafood dealers, processors
Updated: June 30, 2022The money, for infrastructure and other business investments, comes amid an “unprecedented level of uncertainty” that has affected the industry during the pandemic.
Updated: June 30, 2022
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