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Lawmakers tell feds 'no drilling' off Maine's coast
March 5, 2018The Maine Legislature last week unanimously passed a resolution asking President Donald Trump to exclude Maine from any future offshore oil and gas drilling and exploration.
March 5, 2018
Lobster landings drop 16% in 2017, value drops almost $100M
March 2, 2018Although Maine's lobster landings in 2017 were the sixth highest on record at 110.8 million pounds, that tally represents a 16% decline from 2016's 132.5 million landings total. Value also dropped almost $100 million to $433.8 million for the state'
March 2, 2018State starts closing down scallop fishery
February 26, 2018The Maine Department of Marine Resources has begun closing areas to scallop fishing for the season.
February 26, 2018
Maine company unveils $250M plan to create land-based salmon farm in Bucksport
February 23, 2018A Maine-based company calling itself Whole Oceans announced on Thursday its plans to purchase most of the former Verso paper mill site it Bucksport and build a land-based aquafarm to raise Atlantic salmon.
February 23, 2018
Maine Lobstermen’s Assoc. calls ropeless lobster trap idea ‘crazy’
February 22, 2018The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is reviewing new lobster fishing technology that eliminates the need for ropes that connect traps on the ocean floor with buoys at the surface.
February 22, 2018
Kennebec River Biosciences expands to Brunswick Landing
February 21, 2018Richmond-based Kennebec River Biosciences will move its core laboratory and manufacturing plant to Brunswick Landing, the company announced Tuesday.
February 21, 2018
Four other Maine companies receive MTI 'challenge' grants
February 16, 2018In addition to awarding $4 million to Verso Corp. to upgrade and restart the Jay mill's idled No. 3 paper machine and $3 million to Montana-based SmartLam to support its plans to build a $23.5 million cross-laminated timber manufacturing plant in
February 16, 2018Maine Sea Grant awards nearly $1M to four research projects
February 14, 2018The Maine Sea Grant College Program www.seagrant.umaine.edu/research has awarded funds to faculty at the University of Maine and other research institutions statewide for four new projects representing nearly $1 million in research investment from
February 14, 2018
Fisheries commission to require Maine lobstermen to file catch reports
February 9, 2018The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has decided to require all Maine lobster fishermen to file catch reports, starting in the next five years.
February 9, 2018
Maine's elver quota could jump almost 20%
February 7, 2018The American eel management board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is considering an 18% increase of Maine's annual catch quota for elvers.
February 7, 2018
Ocean bounty: Tollef Olson has a knack for turning seaweed into products that are in demand
February 5, 2018In 2016, Tollef Olson co-founded Ocean's Balance, which a year ago started producing a Kelp Puree made from wild seaweed harvested by Olson. Buyers include grocery stores, institutions and restaurants. He plans to expand and is looking for a new
February 5, 2018
Mark Murrell of GetMaineLobster.com ready to expand beyond crustaceans
February 5, 2018Mark Murrell founded GetMaineLobster.com in 2009, but plans to expand well beyond crustaceans to grass-fed beef and exotic game.
February 5, 2018
Reshaping Portland's waterfront: A flurry of development east to west in Maine's largest city
February 5, 2018Charlie and Malcolm Poole lease space to 25 tenants and 15 boats that tie up on a pier on Union Wharf in Portland's prized working waterfront. But as they seek new tenants and income sources, the brothers are building a three-story office built at
February 5, 2018
Tselikis becomes full-time director of Maine Lobster Dealers' Assoc.
February 2, 2018Annie Tselikis, who has served the past two years as marketing manager of York-based live lobster wholesaler Maine Coast, left that post on Tuesday to take on a full-time role as executive director of the Maine Lobster Dealers Association.
February 2, 2018Yachting Solutions proposes Rockland harbor redevelopment
February 1, 2018Rockport yacht restoration and service business Yachting Solutions has proposed a Rockland harbor redevelopment that includes a redesign of private harbor acreage, creation of a wave attenuator and creation of more public, private and small cruise
February 1, 2018
Norwegian aquaculture company plans to invest up to $500M in Belfast
January 30, 2018Nordic Aquafarms, headquartered in Norway and one of the largest international developers of land-based aquaculture, announced today it plans to build one of the world's largest land-based salmon farms in Belfast, with a total capital investment of
January 30, 2018
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