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Elver run looks good, prices up over last year
April 10, 2018Since the start of the elver season on March 22, the spring run has been picking up and landings are looking good.
April 10, 2018Marine-based magnet school set to open in Searsport
April 9, 2018The Maine Ocean School, a new public magnet high school with a marine-based curriculum, is scheduled to open in Searsport for the fall 2018 semester.
April 9, 2018
New Gloucester IT service provider recognized for its global growth
April 3, 2018Planson International, a 25-year-old-global supplier of information technology software, hardware and services based in New Gloucester, was just named “Service Provider of the Year” by the Maine International Trade Center.
April 3, 2018Passamaquoddy in Canada negotiating rights to fish for lobster in Passamaquoddy Bay
March 30, 2018Peskotomukati Nation at Skutik negotiations with Canadian government over entrance to the fishery could could affect neighboring Passamaquoddy fishermen in Maine
March 30, 2018
Study: Decline of baby lobsters may be linked to changes in food supply
March 29, 2018A decline of food in the Gulf of Maine could be contributing to a decline of baby lobsters.
March 29, 2018
China lobster consumption continues to grow
March 26, 2018China imported more than 17.8 million pounds of lobster from the United State in 2017, eclipsing the previous record of about 14 million pounds in 2016.
March 26, 2018Islesford boatbuilding program to expand, part of Maine marine education push
March 21, 2018A partnership with Acadia National Park is allowing a nonprofit educational boatbuilding program to expand on the island of Islesford, off Mount Desert Island.
March 21, 2018South Portland looks at redeveloping pier
March 19, 2018South Portland is looking at ways to improve the Portland State Pier to better accommodate commercial fishermen and expand their reach to include the fast-growing aquaculture market.
March 19, 2018Ready Seafood gains approval for lobster-processing facility in Saco
March 14, 2018Ready Seafood in Portland is planning to build a new lobster-processing facility in Saco, after winning zoning approval for the facility that will be built on 40 acres.
March 14, 2018
Maine Food Insider: Cousins Maine Lobster telling how they did it
March 14, 2018Two Maine natives who leveraged their idea for a lobster-based food truck into a “Shark Tank” financing win and, at least count, a 21-truck, eight-restaurant franchise business in 13 cities are now sharing their secrets of success.
March 14, 2018Harpswell boatbuilding program helps save working waterfront
March 13, 2018The auction of a wooden rowboat built by the Harspwell Boat Builders, a program for local children, will benefit the Holbrook Community Foundation's ongoing efforts to safeguard Holbrook Wharf in Cundy's Harbor as a working waterfront.
March 13, 2018Upgrade underway at Stonington Lobster Co-op
March 12, 2018The Stonington Lobster Co-op has torn down a 50-year-old lobster hatchery to make way for a new office building.
March 12, 2018
Bigelow Lab to study future of kelp in rapidly changing Gulf of Maine
March 8, 2018Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been awarded funding from the Maine Sea Grant College Program for a new study of kelp forests in the Gulf of Maine. The study is designed in part to determine which kelp species are growing best in the Gulf
March 8, 2018
With health of industry at stake, Maine Lobstermen’s Assoc. elects new president
March 7, 2018Maine Lobstermen's Association elected Kristan Porter of Cutler on March 2 as its new president. Porter takes over from David Cousens, who held the position for 27 years.
March 7, 2018Ready Seafood to help fund key lobster study
March 6, 2018Ready Seafood of Portland is kicking in $75,000 a year to continue a University of Maine lobster larvae settlement study.
March 6, 2018
Maine Sea Grant Program names new director
March 6, 2018Gayle Zydlewski, an associate professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, has been named director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program, effective July 1.
March 6, 2018
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