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Fisheries & Marine

  • Penobscot Nation cheers EPA ruling

    December 12, 2016

    In what the Penobscot Nation sees as a major step forward in protecting its fishing rights, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final ruling on state water quality standards on the tribe's namesake river.

    December 12, 2016

  • Medium company winner: Maine Coast's rapid growth fueled by export sales of lobster

    James McCarthy December 12, 2016

    Tom Adams had more than paid his dues when he created Maine Coast, his York-based live lobster wholesale company, in 2011.

    James McCarthy December 12, 2016

  • Leveraging opportunity in growing market, oyster farm to expand

    December 7, 2016

    Glidden Point Oyster Farm plans to buy a second farm for its oysters, as the fishery is attracting new entrants, particularly commercial fisherman wanting supplemental income.

    December 7, 2016

  • Grant supports shellfish industry, public health

    Staff December 5, 2016

    The Maine Department of Marine Resources has received a $32,000 grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund that will allow the department to purchase equipment to test for domoic acid, a naturally occurring biotoxin that can cause serious health

    Staff December 5, 2016

  • Eel farming could be next aquaculture boom

    December 2, 2016

    A small eel farm is under way in South Bristol, raising elvers so they can be sold live and fully grown to local restaurants.

    December 2, 2016

  • Fishermen dive into scallop season

    December 2, 2016

    The scallop fishery started for the winter season on Dec. 1 on an optimistic note, the Ellsworth American reported.

    December 2, 2016

  • How Maine could be affected if Trump cuts funds for climate research

    December 1, 2016

    President-elect Donald Trump's vow to scale back research funding for some NASA programs could adversely impact some key Maine institutions, including the University of Maine, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean

    December 1, 2016

  • Maine's urchin fishery garners higher price for catch

    November 28, 2016

    Maine's sea urchins have been fetching high prices since the start of the harvest season in September, largely because the quality of roe is low in urchins harvested elsewhere in the world.

    November 28, 2016

  • Report details Island Institute's 2016 impact on islands and coast

    James McCarthy November 28, 2016

    The Rockland-based nonprofit reported operating revenue of $5.47 million and almost $5.4 million in operating expenses, which included $883,179 being spent on community development and $1 million on economic development.

    James McCarthy November 28, 2016

  • Mainebiz announces finalists for 'fastest growing' awards

    Staff November 16, 2016

    Mainebiz has chosen eight companies as finalists for the Mainebiz “Fastest Growing Companies in Maine” awards. All eight companies have exhibited tremendous growth over three years and made significant contributions to Maine's economy.

    Staff November 16, 2016

  • Further thoughts on Isle au Haut: Entrepreneurs by necessity

    James McCarthy November 14, 2016

    After spending a day on Isle au Haut last month reporting my Oct. 14 story, “An island community confronts its economic challenges,” I returned to the mainland with uneasy feelings about the future of the year-round island community.

    James McCarthy November 14, 2016

  • Fisheries Commission: New England's shrimp fishery won't reopen in 2017

    November 11, 2016

    New England's shrimp fishery, which is mostly based in Maine, will not be reopened after a Thursday decision by an arm of the regulatory Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.

    November 11, 2016

  • Downeast shellfish flats reopened for harvesting

    November 9, 2016

    After more than month of being closed, officials at the Maine Department of Marine Resources have given the go-ahead for Downeast shellfish harvesters to return to work.

    November 9, 2016

  • Will Maine have a shrimp season for the first time since 2013?

    November 9, 2016

    Maine shrimpers are waiting with baited breath as a board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission decides Thursday if the fishing season will restart after being closed since 2013.

    November 9, 2016

  • Farms combating decline of wild mussels

    November 8, 2016

    If it seems like it's harder in recent years to find mussels at low tide attached to rocks ripe for the picking, you wouldn't be wrong and Maine's mussel farmers are hard at work making sure that mussel larvae still have a place to grow into the

    November 8, 2016

  • Rebound seen for popular lobster bait fishery

    November 8, 2016

    Commercial fishermen can breathe a sigh a relief, as interstate fishing regulators say that the population of menhaden, a fish only topped by herring as the most popular type of bait for Maine's lobster industry, continues to be healthy.

    November 8, 2016

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Do you support an increase in Portland's minimum wage?
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The Portland City Council is weighing a controversial proposed hike to the city’s minimum wage.

The proposal would increase the minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $20 per hour within four years. (The statewide hourly minimum wage is $14.65.)

The proposal does not include a wage hike for tipped workers who are currently paid an hourly wage of $7.75, but employers are required to ensure that wages and tips combined total $15.50 per hour. 

While inflation pressures have made it hard to survive on the minimum wage, many business owners are concerned the hike would cut already thin margins. 

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