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Fisheries & Marine
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In Mainebiz podcast, lobster exporter talks about clawing back from market loss
July 20, 2020A new series of podcasts from Mainebiz asks CEOs and other top business leaders how they've bounced back from adversity. This week's installment features Tom Adams, founder and CEO of Maine Coast, an international wholesaler and exporter of lobster.
July 20, 2020King renews push for easing tariff impact on lobster industry
July 20, 2020Maine's Independent senator laid out his concerns in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, demanding what the agency plans to do to support an industry "that continues to be harmed by China's retaliatory tariffs."
July 20, 2020
Bath Iron Works files federal charges, claiming striking union made threats
July 13, 2020The shipyard on Friday filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board saying the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Local S6 violated labor law by threatening members who returned to work.
July 13, 2020
BIW lays off some workers as strike nears end of third week
July 9, 2020Bath Iron Works employees whose duties have been affected by a recent decline in production will be without a job, at least temporarily. The strike with BIW's largest labor union began June 22, and no end is in sight.
July 9, 2020Letter: It's time to reconsider tourist contempt
Updated: July 13, 2020A fishing industry advocate writes that in the age of COVID-19, Maine cannot afford to disregard development projects that cultivate tourism.
Updated: July 13, 2020
Portland seafood wholesaler adds office space in nearby New England Ocean Cluster
July 8, 2020Bristol Seafood is opening an outpost at the collaborative workspace, just a half mile from its headquarters on the Portland Fish Pier. The seafood company is also sponsoring a program to attract new entrepreneurs to Maine's "blue economy."
July 8, 2020
GM who led transition at Portland Fish Exchange to step down
Updated: July 8, 2020The Portland Fish Exchange's longtime general manager, Bert Jongerden, will retire at the end of the year. He established new sources of revenue and oversaw the transition, in 2008, to an internet-based platform, replacing the traditional "outcry"
Updated: July 8, 2020
Dutch company moves to permitting for Jonesport aquaculture site
Updated: July 8, 2020Kingfish Maine, a subsidiary of a Dutch land-based aquaculture company, plans to file for its first permit this month to build a $110 million facility in Jonesport. A public meeting on the permitting request is scheduled for later this month.
Updated: July 8, 2020
Belgrade boat shop owner must pay town $20K for unpermitted business use
July 7, 2020A dispute over whether a marina business and other uses were allowed under a permit for a boat cleaning and painting business went all the way to the state Supreme Judicial Court, which supported the town's findings.
July 7, 2020
Portland seeks public input on Peaks Island ferry landing plan
July 7, 2020Improving the safety and efficiency of the infrastructure at the Peaks Island ferry landing will be addressed at a virtual public meeting this Thursday.
July 7, 2020
Navy awards $132M to BIW for shipyard improvements, destroyer supplying
Updated: June 29, 2020As a strike with its largest union continues, Bath Iron Works received a contract modification to fund improvements to the shipyard and its function as a supplier base for the Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
Updated: June 29, 2020
Bar Harbor-Nova Scotia CAT ferry cancels rest of season
Updated: June 29, 2020After a decade-long hiatus, Bay Ferries had planned to resume running the CAT ferry service between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, last Friday. But the 2020 season is now canceled because of the pandemic.
Updated: June 29, 2020-
BIW and striking union exchange jabs over further contract talks
June 26, 2020Bath Iron Works and the machinists union representing about 4,300 workers have traded letters over contract negotiations, but neither appears to be planning a return to the bargaining table.
June 26, 2020 
Trump orders assistance for lobster industry
June 25, 2020President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum ordering assistance for lobster fishermen harmed by tariffs imposed by China in 2018 and 2019. The type and scope of assistance wasn’t specified.
June 25, 2020
Machinists union strikes at BIW after month-long contract impasse
June 22, 2020Negotiations over a new contract had broken down over disagreements about seniority privileges and the use of subcontractors. Union members rejected a final proposal this weekend by an 87% vote.
June 22, 2020
Union members begin voting on BIW contract proposal
June 19, 2020Contract negotiations between Bath Iron Works and a machinists union appear to have reached a stalemate, but union members will get their say in the balloting, which concludes Sunday. Union officials are urging a strike.
June 19, 2020
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