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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
NOAA awards $2M for lobster research, much of it to be conducted in Maine
Updated: September 11, 2019The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded $2 million to lobster research projects and a regional lobster extension program. The University of Maine, Gulf of Maine Research Institute and Wells National Estuarine Research
Updated: September 11, 2019
Bar Harbor Oceanarium, a well-known attraction, hits the market
Updated: September 10, 2019The Bar Harbor Oceanarium, an educational aquarium with a lobster hatchery and ecological marsh walk, went on the market last week for $825,000.
Updated: September 10, 2019
Aquaculture application chugs along in Belfast
September 9, 2019The Belfast Planning Board continues to take information on Nordic Aquafarms Inc.’s plans to construct a land-based salmon farm off Route 1, as part of a methodical review of the application.
September 9, 2019
Gulf of Maine Research Institute launches climate center in Portland
September 9, 2019The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is launching an interdisciplinary center for climate studies, focused on solutions to the local, regional and global challenges of ocean warming. The virtual center is based at the organization’s existing
September 9, 2019
Maine's largest lobster processing plant opens
September 6, 2019Ready Seafood opened its new lobster processing facility in Saco this week. The 52,000-square-feet plant, on 40 acres along U.S. Route 1, represents an investment of $15 million.
September 6, 2019
Whole Oceans gets Bucksport planning approval
Updated: September 5, 2019At its Sept. 3 meeting, the Bucksport Planning Board approved Whole Oceans’ application for the Portland company’s land-based Atlantic salmon aquaculture facility on the former Verso Paper mill site.
Updated: September 5, 2019$20M in fed funding will help lobster industry claw back lost market share
September 4, 2019Food Export USA-Northeast said it will use more than $20 million in federal funding to help seafood suppliers tap into new markets, with a special focus on the lobster industry.
September 4, 2019
Maine’s largest lobster industry group withdraws from whale agreement
September 3, 2019The Maine Lobstermen’s Association last week withdrew support from an agreement that calls for Northeast lobstermen to reduce their risk to endangered North Atlantic right whales by 60%.
September 3, 2019
Making waves in the ‘blue economy’: Marine-focused consultancy opens doors for members
Updated: September 2, 2019Part management consultancy, part business incubator and accelerator, the New England Ocean Cluster is a private-sector, member-based entity that aims to connect people within the blue economy.
Updated: September 2, 2019Commercial boatbuilders to benefit from delay in lower-emission engines
Updated: August 28, 2019A delay in installing certain types of diesel marine engines with stricter emission standards was hailed by Maine’s Congressional delegation as a help to the state's commercial boatbuilders.
Updated: August 28, 2019
Belfast highlights flood risk as part of fed program
Updated: August 27, 2019The Belfast City Council has selected a couple of high-visibility spots to site high-water markers, as part of the city’s participation in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ National Flood Risk Management Program.
Updated: August 27, 2019
$20M project will monitor state's coastal ecosystem amid ocean changes
August 26, 2019The University of Maine, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Southern Maine Community College and Colby College are some of the institutions partnering to revolutionize environmental monitoring of the state's coastal waters.
August 26, 2019
A Look Back: A 2003 debate over how many marinas Portland needed
Updated: August 22, 2019In this weekly feature sponsored by Norway Savings Bank, we look back at stories that have appeared in Mainebiz during our first 25 years. In 2003, Portlanders were debating how many waterfront slips for recreational craft were too many. In 2019,
Updated: August 22, 2019
Lobstermen: More data needed to determine if Maine gear is entangling right whales
August 14, 2019Lobster fishing gear should be made identifiable by location in order to show whether Maine gear is harming North Atlantic right whales. That was the consensus of a crowd of over 100 fishermen and officials at a Tuesday meeting in Ellsworth.
August 14, 2019
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has a new commander
August 12, 2019U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel W. Ettlich became the 86th leader of the shipyard Friday, succeeding Capt. David S. Hunt.
August 12, 2019
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