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Portland seafood processor is rebuilding wholesale market under new brand name

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 28, 2021

Like many seafood processors, True Fin in Portland pivoted to serve a direct-to-consumer retail market last year. Now the company has expanded harvester numbers and is rebuilding wholesale distribution.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 28, 2021
Soaring seaweed demand drives York County food processor to quadruple its space

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 26, 2021

Build-out is underway at Atlantic Sea Farms' new Biddeford facility, with move-in expected to be complete by late October. Farming, production, and retail and wholesale outlets are growing, including sales to chain Whole Foods Market.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 26, 2021
Bigelow Lab leads project to connect deep-sea research worldwide

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 15, 2021

Humans have seen only about 1% of the sea floor, yet deep-sea minerals and other resources are generating startup industries there. A new global network will allow stakeholders to share information and decrease the potential for harm.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 15, 2021
Maine tightens up proposed offshore wind farm area, but fishermen still don’t like it

Laurie Schreiber July 14, 2021

The state collected input on fishing activity, marine wildlife and navigation off southern Maine to refine the potential site for the research array. “I’m concerned with this narrowed focus on an already heavily fished area,” said one fishing

Laurie Schreiber July 14, 2021
State narrows location for proposed offshore wind turbines

Laurie Schreiber July 13, 2021

The 16-square-mile site, south of Muscongus Bay, is proposed for installation of up to 12 floating wind turbines. The state’s preferred area was identified after meeting with stakeholders and is subject to further input. The federal leasing process

Laurie Schreiber July 13, 2021
Three Rockland waterfront properties packaged as single listing

Laurie Schreiber July 9, 2021

With 8.77 waterfront acres and downtown proximity, the package is viewed as a development opportunity in keeping with Rockland’s growth as a destination. But it also raises the issue of a potential loss of the working waterfront.

Laurie Schreiber July 9, 2021
Mills signs 10-year moratorium on new offshore wind projects in state waters

Staff July 8, 2021

The moratorium responds to fishing industry concerns regarding offshore wind installations. But ironworker and manufacturing industry representatives said they support offshore wind-power development.

Staff July 8, 2021
Dutch aquaculture company gets DEP permit for Jonesport facility

Staff June 28, 2021

The land-based aquaculture facility would utilize technology similar to what Kingfish Zeeland already uses in the Netherlands to reduce wastewater from the plant.

Staff June 28, 2021
Frenchman Bay residents to salmon farmers: ‘You’re not welcome here’

Laurie Schreiber June 24, 2021

The application for 120 acres to raise 66 million pounds of salmon per year would use “proven and robust” technology, according to American Aquafarms. However, one resident said, “None of are willing to take the risk as far as Frenchman Bay."

Laurie Schreiber June 24, 2021
Maine Maritime Academy president will retire next summer after 12 years at the helm

William Hall June 23, 2021

A search committee is being formed to find a successor for William J. Brennan, a Castine native who has served as the school's 14th president since 2010.

William Hall June 23, 2021
A lesser-known Maine fishery tallies $1,849 a pound for recent season

Peter Van Allen June 22, 2021

Maine harvesters caught nearly 8,960 pounds of the elusive elvers, or baby eels, falling short of the yearly quota, according to the Department of Marine Resources' preliminary data.

Peter Van Allen June 22, 2021
Two dozen Bar Harbor fishermen sign against proposed Frenchman Bay salmon farm

Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 22, 2021

A Norwegian company seeks to install 30 “closed net” pens and grow 66 million pounds of salmon annually. Fishermen’s concerns include a potential loss of fishing ground, gear loss, navigational conflicts and water pollution.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 22, 2021
‘Next-gen’ tech or industrial destruction? Salmon farm proposal advances, but groups protest

Laurie Schreiber June 1, 2021

An application to lease two sites in Frenchman Bay for a closed pen aquafarm could result in production of 66 million pounds of salmon annually. But Maine’s coast shouldn’t be “a guinea pig” for “unproven” technology, said one local group.

Laurie Schreiber June 1, 2021
‘Troubling’ impact on lobster fishery seen in federal study of right whale population

Laurie Schreiber May 28, 2021

Lobster fishermen face major changes in the way they fish over the coming decade. “The lobster fishery as we know it will not exist if this is fully implemented,” said one industry leader.

Laurie Schreiber May 28, 2021
A shot of J&J and a cuppa joe: Portland diner serves up vaccine, comfort food

William Hall Updated: May 28, 2021

Mass vaccination sites are closing, but smaller pop-up ones continue to inoculate Mainers against COVID-19. Becky's Diner, a popular waterfront eatery, is hosting a clinic next week.

William Hall Updated: May 28, 2021
Unique ‘dive-in theater,’ long in Bar Harbor, moves to Eastport

Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 24, 2021

The passenger-boat attraction offers a look at underwater life via real-time video fed to an onboard projector. Eastport’s waters are abundant with marine life, including more sharks.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 24, 2021

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