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Ship strikes on whales more common than expected
April 24, 2017A new study has found that nearly 15% of humpback whales that arrive every spring in the southern Gulf of Maine have been hit by at least one ship.
April 24, 2017Downeast fishermen use old trick to battle higher bait prices
April 21, 2017Two Washington County fishermen plan to invest in an ancient technology to combat a new problem — namely, the high cost of lobster bait.
April 21, 2017Protecting Maine’s coast: It takes a village
April 17, 2017Small family businesses in Maine, especially in fisheries, remain under pressure by larger competitors, older generations wanting to get out of the business and more recently, by changing water temperatures and species mismanagement, both of which
April 17, 2017
Diversification of Millers' Wharf breathes new life into Tenants Harbor
April 17, 2017Big changes over the past year at the family-owned Millers' Wharf, including diversification with a new co-op and a Luke's restaurant, have the wharf in Tenants Harbor going full speed ahead.
April 17, 2017
Bailey Island fishing wharf to be auctioned
April 14, 2017An important fishing wharf in Garrison's Cove on Bailey Island in Harpswell is due to be auctioned on April 25 as part of a bankruptcy proceeding, with the property being listed as available for continued use or redevelopment.
April 14, 2017Coral closures off MDI seen as threat to Downeast lobstery fishery
April 10, 2017Lobster fishery advocates fear that a proposed closure of fishing areas around Mount Desert Rock and the Outer Schoodic Ridges in the Gulf of Maine could negatively impact fishermen.
April 10, 2017Maine seeks federal help bridging trade gap on lobsters
April 4, 2017With a trade deal between the European Union and Canada near completion, elected officials in Maine want the federal government to try to avert what they see as potential trade disadvantage in the export of lobster.
April 4, 2017
DuPont to buy FMC division that owns Rockland seaweed processor
April 3, 2017FMC Corp., the owner of a Rockland seaweed processor, announced Friday that the manufacturing plant is being acquired by DuPont as part of a transaction involving FMC's Health and Nutrition business.
April 3, 2017
Plan to reopen Maine shrimp fishery in the works
March 31, 2017The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is seeking comment on its plan to reopen the northern shrimp fishery, which has been closed for three years.
March 31, 2017
Elver fishery off to a slow start
March 30, 2017A week into this year's elver, or baby eel, season, Maine harvesters are reporting a slow start.
March 30, 2017
Tribal leader sued for revealing secret fishing spot on social media
March 28, 2017Two lawsuits around the tribal elver fishery were recently filed by members of the Passamaquoddy tribe, including one alleging that posting a harvester's landing reports on social media deprived that fisherman of future earnings by revealing his
March 28, 2017Court decision privatizes rockweed harvest in intertidal zone
March 23, 2017Harvesting of rockweed just got trickier, at least in Washington County, following a ruling by Maine Superior Court Judge Harold Stewart II that rockweed in the intertidal zone belongs to the owner of the flats on which it grows.
March 23, 2017Feds shut down scallop fishing area
March 23, 2017Federal regulators have closed a heavily fished scallop management area in the Northern Gulf of Maine, stating that permitted vessels dragging for scallops in that area had reached their cumulative annual limit of 70,000 pounds.
March 23, 2017
York wavers on federal grant help for Maine Coast after owner's OUI arrest
March 23, 2017Following the arrest last weekend of York-based Maine Coast owner Tom Adams on an OUI charge, the town of York may reconsider its involvement in helping the lobster wholesaler secure a federal grant that is a crucial part of a planned $1.2 million
March 23, 2017Luke’s Lobster co-op grabs attention of national magazine
March 16, 2017The national expansion of Luke's Lobster chain of restaurants while doing some good at home in Maine has caught the attention of a national magazine with more than 8 million unique monthly visitors.
March 16, 2017
Island Institute publishes 'deep dive' into coastal, island economies
March 15, 2017The Island Institute has published its first deep-dive comparison of the economic, community and environmental indicators for Maine's coastal and island communities with the rest of the state and nation.
March 15, 2017
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