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#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, 2016Study: Baby lobsters struggle to survive in warming waters
September 26, 2016Warming ocean waters are making it difficult for baby lobsters to survive, according to a new study from scientists at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center and the East Boothbay-based Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
September 26, 2016
U.S., Canada in deal to share cod fishery
September 23, 2016Cod stocks have declined following overfishing, warming ocean temperatures and climate change, with the United States and Canada's fisheries overlapping in the eastern part of Georges Bank off New England.
September 23, 2016President designates marine national monument off New England
September 15, 2016Having just signed a proclamation creating the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine's north woods, President Barack Obama is on a roll to preserve even more areas, this time establishing on Thursday the first national marine monument
September 15, 2016Two lobstermen charged with running illegal operation
September 14, 2016Following a seven-month investigation, the Maine Marine Patrol has charged two midcoast lobstermen with operating an illegal fishing operation.
September 14, 2016
Exclusive: Look's Gourmet gets major investment, gives Maine Venture Fund another exit
September 8, 2016Look's Gourmet Food Co. Inc. of Whiting completed a major investment and partnership transaction with Sea Watch International of Easton, Md., giving Look's an undisclosed financial infusion and giving local investor Maine Venture Fund its second
September 8, 2016Poliquin, Pingree bill will ease rules on sea urchin fishery
September 7, 2016U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin are celebrating a victory following the unanimous passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill that will streamline the inspection process for the sea urchin fishery.
September 7, 2016
Gulf of Maine mussel population drastically dropping
August 30, 2016The number of blue mussels along the coastline of the Gulf of Maine is rapidly dropping as the population of the mollusk has dropped by more than 60% over the last four decades.
August 30, 2016Portland company faces $1.25M ruling over sea urchin imports
August 29, 2016The Portland-based ISF Trading Co. has pleaded guilty to illegally importing live Canadian sea urchins valued at $172,800.
August 29, 2016Largest cruise ship of the season docks in Portland
August 29, 2016A floating theme park with 30 bumper cars, a 30-foot rock-climbing wall and a 220-foot outdoor movie screen called Portland home on Sunday when Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas docked at the Ocean Gateway.
August 29, 2016Waterman’s Beach Lobster to close after 30 years
August 29, 2016A James Beard Award-winning lobster shack in South Thomaston will close after three decades, it announced on its website.
August 29, 2016
UMaine scientists use tech to see-the-unseen in potential aquaculture sites
August 22, 2016Realtors will tell you buying property is all about “location, location, location.” The same is true for finding the best site for aquaculture, though varying conditions largely invisible to the human eye have till now made picking an area largely a
August 22, 2016Don’t argue semantics: Prepare for changes in fishing, housing
August 22, 2016At a recent Pierce Atwood event on the impact of climate change, an attendee posed a common question: whether the term climate change has hurt scientists and others trying to convince the public that ocean waters are warming and thus changing, and
August 22, 2016
16-year Penobscot River Restoration Project reaches the finish line
August 22, 2016For the first time since the 1800s, nearly 1,000 miles of habitat along the Penobscot River are accessible to Atlantic salmon and 10 other fish species that spend part of their lives at sea but return to fresh water for spawning.
August 22, 2016
Lobstermen breathe sigh of relief as pogy fishery reopens
August 17, 2016Maine's menhaden fishery has been reopened by Maine's Department of Marine Resources after the department closed the fishery following reports that the annual landings quota for Maine, Rhode Island and New York, had been exceeded.
August 17, 2016
Sweden doubles down on proposed lobster ban
August 15, 2016Maine's congressional delegation says that it will make an appeal to the World Trade Organization if the European Union sides with Sweden's proposed ban on the import of live lobsters into the EU.
August 15, 2016
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