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Fisheries & Marine
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Maine proposes targeted exemptions to help lobster industry weather whale crisis
Updated: November 5, 2019The state has proposed a modified plan to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale while creating less hardship for the lobster fishing industry than a proposed federal plan.
Updated: November 5, 2019
Senate advances bills to support Maine fisheries, MMA training ship
Updated: November 4, 2019The U.S. Senate last week advanced funding bills that will support Maine fisheries and provide money for the acquisition of a new training ship by Maine Maritime Academy in Castine.
Updated: November 4, 2019
Whole Oceans gets submerged land leases for Bucksport salmon farm
October 21, 2019The leases, administered by the state Bureau of Parks and Lands, allow upgrades to existing outfalls and pumps at the former Verso Paper mill site.
October 21, 2019
Filling in the lobster supply chain: New processing sites are keeping dollars in Maine
Updated: October 28, 2019Greenhead Lobster is one of several Maine lobster businesses moving into the processing end of the industry after seeing live lobster export revenues reduced by as much as 80%.
Updated: October 28, 2019
Rockland grapples with cruise ship capacity
Updated: October 18, 2019Some Rockland businesses are wary about any increase in the number of large cruise ships visiting the city. Others say cruise ships of all sizes benefit the city, but call for limits. The City Council is reexamining its guidelines.
Updated: October 18, 2019
Maine helps employers by helping inmates reenter workforce
Updated: October 15, 2019Maine's Department of Corrections and Department of Labor are partnering to connect employers with former inmates who are reentering the workforce.
Updated: October 15, 2019
After undercover video shows fish mistreatment, owner of Bingham aquaculture site apologizes
October 8, 2019Video secretly recorded of alleged abusive and improper fish handling at a Bingham salmon hatchery prompted an apology Monday from the plant’s owner, Cooke Aquaculture Inc.
October 8, 2019
Sharks and tuna will be the focus of UMaine research grant
Updated: October 7, 2019Commercially valuable tuna, swordfish, sharks and other "highly migratory species” will be the focus of research to be conducted by a consortium including the University of Maine.
Updated: October 7, 2019
Bill that would fund Maine lobster industry advances
October 3, 2019Federal legislation that supports Maine’s lobster industry and fisheries, as well as the National Sea Grant Program and other aquaculture research efforts, has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee.
October 3, 2019
UMaine Machias, Downeast Salmon Federation formalize partnership
October 3, 2019The university and the salmon-restoration organization will combine resources in an effort to strengthen area aquatic conservation efforts.
October 3, 2019
Working waterfront bill advances through Congress
Updated: September 27, 2019The federal legislation would provide $24 million to help coastal communities protect jobs, commercial activities and public access to America’s waterfronts.
Updated: September 27, 2019
State grants will address dams, water supply and coastal erosion
Updated: September 25, 2019Four Maine coastal communities won state planning grants this week to address potential impacts of sea level rise and other challenges.
Updated: September 25, 2019
USM joins Arctic network to boost North Atlantic ties
Updated: September 23, 2019The University of Southern Maine has been accepted into the University of the Arctic, a cooperative network of over 200 international schools, research institutes and other organizations focused on education about the North Atlantic region.
Updated: September 23, 2019
$300M for new Maine Maritime training ship clears key Senate hurdle
Updated: September 20, 2019The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a funding bill that includes $300 million for the acquisition of a new training vessel for Maine Maritime Academy.
Updated: September 20, 2019
Mills to NOAA: Focus on true risk to right whales
Updated: September 19, 2019Gov. Janet Mills has submitted comments to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service saying the risk to the North Atlantic right whale doesn’t lie with Maine’s lobster fishery.
Updated: September 19, 2019
NOAA grant will fund certificate program at UMaine aquaculture institute
September 18, 2019The University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Institute has been selected to receive a $123,735 workforce development grant to create an aquaculture certificate program, designed to facilitate alternative career opportunities for traditional
September 18, 2019
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