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Fisheries & Marine
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10 startups to vie for 'Greenlight Maine' glory in Season 7
Updated: January 31, 2022Two Maine food entrepreneurs will kick off the new season of the TV business-pitch series on March 24. A total of 10 contestants are in the running.
Updated: January 31, 2022
Report: $15M investment needed to bolster Maine aquaculture over next decade
January 26, 2022Maine's aquaculture industry is becoming a driver of coastal economies, and a new plan details growth opportunities to continue that momentum.
January 26, 2022
With $500K in federal funds, GMRI to ramp up training for Maine's aquaculture industry
Updated: January 25, 2022The Gulf of Maine Research Institute has been awarded $500,000 to create a Maine aquaculture workforce training program that will help students pursue careers in the growing field.
Updated: January 25, 2022
SoPo’s mojo: Retail development takes off in South Portland
Updated: January 24, 2022Retail development is booming in the state's fourth-largest city, from walkable waterfront neighborhoods to the sprawling shopping plazas of the Maine Mall area.
Updated: January 24, 2022
A ping per minute could help regulators track lobster fishing in federal waters
January 14, 2022Goals include a better understanding of fishery interactions with endangered whales and minimized conflict with other ocean users such as offshore wind development.
January 14, 2022
Aquaculture workforce development is the focus of $500,000 grant to nonprofit
Updated: January 7, 2022Maine’s aquaculture industry needs skilled workers. A grant to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute aims to help, with money going toward apprenticeships and course development.
Updated: January 7, 2022
2022 Forecast: The state’s health depends on health of lobster industry
Updated: January 10, 2022John Hathaway, CEO and president of lobster processor Shucks Maine Lobster, says the state's health is tied to the health of the lobster industry.
Updated: January 10, 2022
2022 Forecast: Portland Fish Exchange GM sees fewer landings, tougher year
Updated: January 10, 2022The Portland Fish Exchange's general manager sees a tough year ahead with fewer vessels in the fleet, more restrictions on fishing areas and a labor crunch tightening crews.
Updated: January 10, 2022
2022 Forecast: Within diverse aquaculture industry, slow-but-steady growth
Updated: January 10, 2022Slow-but-steady growth and a diverse industry have been a hallmark of the industry for many years, sustaining it through economic downturns, the pandemic and other challenges.
Updated: January 10, 2022
Maine will have a say in lobstermen’s lawsuit to stop new federal rules
Updated: January 3, 2022The Mills administration called the federal government’s plan “burdensome” and lacking a basis in sound science, and said it will nearly wipe out Maine’s lobster industry.
Updated: January 3, 2022
Sale of Union Wharf closes, changing hands for historic fixture on Portland waterfront
December 29, 2021With the formal completion of the sale, the wharf is now owned by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
December 29, 2021
Counting Maine lobsters? There’s an app for that
Updated: December 27, 2021All lobster harvesters will be required to report landings in 2023, up from a fraction today. Better data is expected to ensure informed decisions around issues that impact fishermen, like whale regulations and offshore wind development.
Updated: December 27, 2021
Nonprofit buys Yarmouth boatyard to preserve working waterfront
December 22, 2021The sellers wanted to see it the yard remain as a working waterfront. The buyers plan to address infrastructure challenges and create a business incubator and marine business hub.
December 22, 2021USM, aquaculture company get $250K to test a natural pollution solution
December 10, 2021A grant will allow the University of Southern Maine and Portland-based Running Tide to test the use of shellfish and kelp to reduce nutrient pollution in Casco Bay.
December 10, 2021
After Supreme Court rejects appeal, lobstering union vows to continue fight
December 6, 2021The Maine Lobstering Union had filed an emergency petition with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to end a closure of lobstering waters off the state's coast. On Friday afternoon, Breyer rejected the application.
December 6, 2021
Lobster union's battle over fishing waters heads to the Supreme Court
December 3, 2021The Maine Lobstering Union filed a brief with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to end a seasonal closure of 967 square miles of lobstering waters off the coast of Maine.
December 3, 2021
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