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A $350K lobster turf war is being waged in Hancock County's waters
November 1, 2016There's a turf war going on off the waters of Hancock County and Operation Game Thief, in cooperation with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, is offering a $15,000 reward for any information that helps the Maine Marine Patrol catch the
November 1, 2016Report: Maine’s farmed shellfish market is an untapped goldmine
October 28, 2016The value of farmed shellfish in the state could more than quadruple over the next 15 years, a new market survey sponsored by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute says.
October 28, 2016Will low populations keep Maine’s shrimp fishery closed?
October 28, 2016Maine's cold water shrimp fishery has been closed since the end of 2013 due to dwindling numbers of the crustacean, and a group of scientists says that it should stay that way for at least the next 12 months.
October 28, 2016It’s aquaculture vs. aviation for Trenton aquaculture site
October 24, 2016Bird strikes might seem like a strange worry for a potential aquaculture site in Trenton, but that's exactly what was on the minds of many of the 40 attendees at a public hearing for a proposed site in the Hancock County town last week.
October 24, 2016
Hydro dams implicated in large-scale fish kills
October 20, 2016Thousands of dead fish have been discovered at two sites in Ellsworth and Brunswick over the past week and conservation groups say they've been asking state and federal agencies as well as a dam operator for answers.
October 20, 2016
Following EU decision, Swedish officials go solo on lobster concerns
October 18, 2016Thought the recent news that the European Union put the brakes on a proposed ban on the import of live U.S. lobsters was the end of the story? Think again.
October 18, 2016Regulators set to make ruling on upcoming scallop season
October 18, 2016How large will Maine's scallop fishing season be? Fishermen in the state will soon find out.
October 18, 2016
EU puts the brakes on proposed lobster import ban
October 17, 2016The proposed ban on the import of live lobsters into the European Union has been snuffed, after the EU's Committee on Invasive Alien Species told Swedish officials that the American lobster isn't an invasive species.
October 17, 2016
On Isle au Haut, Maine's economic woes are magnified
October 17, 2016Isle au Haut, six miles long and two miles wide, is one of 15 year-round island communities in Maine, yet is among those with a tenuous hold on year-round sustainability. It faces many of the issues faced by small towns throughout Maine but
October 17, 2016Select mud flats reopen for shellfish harvesting
October 14, 2016Some mud flats in Downeast Maine that were closed for shellfish harvesting after the Department of Marine Resources detected a marine neurotoxin were reopened on Thursday.
October 14, 2016
$4M waterfront expansion could help bring Belfast ferry-building jobs
October 13, 2016Front Street Shipyard's construction of a 21,700-square-foot building on Belfast's waterfront could lead to the shipbuilder landing a major contract to build ferries for New York City and more jobs for the Waldo County city.
October 13, 2016
Downeast economy already reeling from clam flat closures
October 6, 2016Mud flats along the coast of Downeast Maine have been closed to clam digging after The Maine Department of Marine Resources detected a type of marine neurotoxin that could afflict clams and other mollusks harvested from that area.
October 6, 2016El Faro crew remembered, a year after disaster
October 3, 2016The five Maine Maritime Academy graduates who lost their lives on the cargo ship El Faro are being honored on a plaque now hanging at DiMillo's restaurant on the Portland waterfront.
October 3, 2016Maine Department of Marine Resources issues shellfish recall
October 3, 2016A recall notice has been issued for particular mussels and clams by the Maine Department of Marine Resources, after the harvests tested positive for a marine neurotoxin that can cause brain damage.
October 3, 2016
Maine fisheries experts head to Japan to learn scallop practices, buy machinery
October 3, 2016Expanding on earlier visits to Japan, 10 aquaculture and fisheries experts from Maine are headed for Aomori Prefecture in the northern part of Japan's main island of Honshu to learn successful techniques to grow scallops and to buy machinery to help
October 3, 2016
#MBNext16: Drew Lyman's forward-thinking looks to the future, while still honoring Maine's boatbuilding past
October 3, 2016In recent weeks, Drew Lyman, president of Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Inc., logged meeting after meeting with customers, crews and vendors before heading to Rhode Island to represent his company at the Newport International Boat Show.
October 3, 2016
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