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Despite setback in court, lobstering trade group launches $10M campaign to fight regulations

Staff November 17, 2021

The Maine Lobstermen's Association launched a fundraising campaign to fight new regulations the group says will decimate the industry. Meanwhile, a court ruling reinstated a seasonal fishing ban across a large swath of offshore waters.

Staff November 17, 2021
With Union Wharf's sale to nonprofit, a pledge to remain working waterfront

Laurie Schreiber November 16, 2021

Terms of the sale included honoring leases with current tenants. Further investment at some point is expected. “Union Wharf epitomizes high-quality working waterfront in Portland Harbor,” said the institute’s CEO.

Laurie Schreiber November 16, 2021
Gouldsboro places six-month moratorium on finfish farming

Staff November 16, 2021

The moratorium freezes municipal permitting for finfish aquaculture development of 10 acres or more in local coastal waters. The vote comes as a Norway firm is looking to lease 120 acres for large-scale salmon production.

Staff November 16, 2021
A year after sinking of Maine fishing boat, lawsuits near ruling — but questions remain

William Hall Updated: November 16, 2021

The fishing vessel Emmy Rose sank Nov. 23, 2020, and today there is no explanation for the loss of the ship and all four crew members. A legal settlement over the sinking, however, may be reached soon.

William Hall Updated: November 16, 2021
Mills announces $10M in funding to buoy battered seafood industry

Renee Cordes Updated: November 11, 2021

The new Seafood Infrastructure Investment Program will be launched early next year and administered through the Maine Department of Marine Resources.

Renee Cordes Updated: November 11, 2021
UMaine research to bolster bluefin tuna industry

Staff Updated: November 9, 2021

The bluefin tuna is “among the most sought-after commercial fish in the world’s oceans,” said one researcher. A single fish could be worth tens of thousands of dollars. A new study aims to improve marketing for thousands of fishermen.

Staff Updated: November 9, 2021
Two historic wharves on Portland's working waterfront face pending sales

Jessica Hall November 8, 2021

Separate transactions are now pending for both Custom House Wharf and Union Wharf. If completed, the sales would end generations of family ownership.

Jessica Hall November 8, 2021
American Aquafarms CEO talks about industry's future as wild marine stocks decline

Laurie Schreiber November 8, 2021

As the wild fisheries decline in the Gulf of Maine, large-scale aquaculture would create jobs for future generations and help reduce imports from abroad, says the new CEO.

Laurie Schreiber November 8, 2021
Critics of proposed Frenchman Bay salmon farm say it would pollute waters with fish waste

Staff Updated: November 1, 2021

Circulation models by academic oceanographers predict that fish waste could stay in the bay. But the company’s new CEO last week said the operation would produce healthy fish without impacting the seabed.

Staff Updated: November 1, 2021
Court rules in favor of land-based salmon farm in Belfast mudflat dispute

Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 1, 2021

Neighbors of the proposed operation said they own a mudflat needed by the farming operation to install intake and discharge pipes to its upland facility. The judge called the ownership claim “convoluted.”

Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 1, 2021
US chief executive named for Norwegian company proposing Maine salmon farm

Laurie Schreiber October 28, 2021

CEO Keith Decker said the proposed closed-pen system in Frenchman Bay is an “opportunity to set a new standard.” Acadia National Park has called the industrial-scale proposal unprecedented in Maine and incongruous with the setting.

Laurie Schreiber October 28, 2021
Seafood purveyors look to boost direct marketing

Staff October 26, 2021

Fishermen increased direct marketing, retail and e-commerce last year when exports and domestic wholesale fell. A new survey aims to help the industry leverage direct-marketing trends as a hedge against future shocks.

Staff October 26, 2021
BIW faces potential loss of workers as vaccine deadline looms

Jessica Hall October 26, 2021

Due to a federal mandate, Bath Iron Works faces the potential loss of workers who refuse to get COVID-19 vaccinations.

Jessica Hall October 26, 2021
Maine aquaculturists issue nation’s first occupational standards for growing industry

Staff Updated: October 21, 2021

The standards, based on a collaboration between farmers and the educational community, aim to help ensure that Maine aquaculture businesses have the skills and training needed to compete in a global market.

Staff Updated: October 21, 2021
Maine's lobstering industry wins temporary halt to offshore fishing ban

Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 18, 2021

The federal government says the area that would be closed is a seasonal route for the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Industry advocates say the closure and other new rules will endanger the lobster fishery.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 18, 2021
Island Institute’s new head lays out long-term sustainability goal

Renee Cordes Updated: October 18, 2021

The president of the Rockland-based nonprofit has set an ambitious 10-year goal: helping Maine's maritime economy fight against climate change by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

Renee Cordes Updated: October 18, 2021

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With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.

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