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Lower Kennebec to be dredged for safe passage of BIW ships
March 15, 2017The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to undertake an emergency maintenance dredging in the lower Kennebec River between Phippsburg and Bath to allow for safe downriver passage of destroyers built at Bath Iron Works.
March 15, 2017Lobster union to close on $4 million purchase of Trenton pound
March 15, 2017The Maine Lobstering Union Local 207 is about to complete the first phase of a three-part plan for a statewide buying cooperative with the $4 million purchase of the Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound.
March 15, 2017
Maine scallop fishermen seek to restrict out-of-staters
March 9, 2017Maine scallop fishermen view big scallop boats from out of state as a threat to recovering scallop stocks on federal grounds in the northern Gulf of Maine.
March 9, 2017Farm Credit East pays dividends to Maine farmers, foresters, fishermen
March 8, 2017Farm Credit East, the Northeast's largest agricultural lending cooperative, distributed a record $56 million in cash patronage dividends to more than 11,000 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators, including 750 members in Maine.
March 8, 2017Proposed federal budget could eliminate Maine Sea Grant jobs
March 8, 2017Maine Sea Grant, a program based at the University of Maine in Orono, faces an almost 67% reduction in its budget under President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
March 8, 2017
2016 proves a record year for Maine's fishing industry
March 6, 2017Maine's fishing industry topped $700 million in overall value in 2016, including a dockside value for the lobster fishery of $533 million. Both were records, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Maine Department of Marine Resources.
March 6, 2017
Lawmakers looking at ways to protect elver fishery
February 28, 2017Maine's lucrative elver fishery could see some changes in how licenses are issued each year under proposed legislation being reviewed by the 128th Legislature's Marine Resources Committee.
February 28, 2017Maine Fishermen’s Forum on tap
February 27, 2017The 42nd annual Maine Fishermen's Forum is coming up March 2-4 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. It will feature three days of commercial fishing industry seminars, a trade show, and socializing and networking opportunities.
February 27, 2017Lobster research to enhance understanding of valuable resource
February 21, 2017Researchers at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole have been testing a new technique for figuring out the age of lobsters, in order to try to measure the animal's health and stock sustainability in the face of warming ocean waters.
February 21, 2017Oyster grower faces opposition for Bagaduce River aquaculture lease
February 14, 2017Taunton Bay Oyster Co.'s application for a 22.87-acre aquaculture lease in the Bagaduce River received little support and a lot of opposition, at a recent Department of Marine Resources public hearing.
February 14, 2017
Aquaculture's impact in Maine almost triples
February 6, 2017Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production business in the world, and it's already contributing nearly $138 million in both direct and multiplier or related economic impact to the state.
February 6, 2017Bill seeks to resolve intertidal harvesting disputes on Mount Desert Island
February 2, 2017Clam and worm harvesters around Acadia National Park have been arguing with the National Park Service about unpredictable enforcement in the intertidal zone in and around the park that is threatening their livelihoods.
February 2, 2017Canada launches direct flight to China — for lobsters
February 1, 2017Canada, responding to the demand by the Chinese market for “Boston lobster,” has begun direct flights with 747s loaded with lobster.
February 1, 2017Lobsterman pushes for safe flare disposal
January 27, 2017Bailey Island lobsterman Bob Perry has approached Rep. Jay McCreight, D-Harpswell, in order to find an avenue for safe disposal of the visual distress flares that are part of a boat's safety equipment.
January 27, 2017Bigelow Lab awarded $1 million to fund research/education position
January 26, 2017The Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation has awarded a $1 million matching gift to endow the vice president for research and education position at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
January 26, 2017Now that Trump scuttled TPP, how might it impact Maine?
January 24, 2017President Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the United States' participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a sweeping trade pact negotiated by the Obama administration with 11 other nations on the Pacific Rim. The proposed
January 24, 2017
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