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Fisheries & Marine

  • Historic Robinhood Marine sells to Derecktor partnership

    Laurie Schreiber March 21, 2016

    A group that ran a ferry line that evacuated people from New York City on 9/11 is part of a partnership that acquired the Robinhood Marine Center in Georgetown.

    Laurie Schreiber March 21, 2016

  • Swedish officials push to label 'Maine lobsters' as invasive species

    March 21, 2016

    A renewed call by the Swedish government to ban imports of live North American lobsters could amount to a $10 million loss to Maine's lobster industry, a ban that some industry leaders and lawmakers in the U.S. are calling an overreaction.

    March 21, 2016

  • Research institute forecasts early lobster season start

    March 15, 2016

    The Gulf of Maine Research Institute's updated lobster season forecast is projecting that the 2016 Maine lobster season will be kicking off earlier than most years, due in large part to rising sea water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine.

    March 15, 2016

  • Longer elver season to maximize harvest

    March 11, 2016

    A new law extends the highly profitable elver season, which begins March 22, from May 31 to June 7 and allows fishing every day of the week, the Ellsworth American reported. Under the prior law, the fishery was closed on weekends as a conservation

    March 11, 2016

  • The 'green' ocean enterprise of oyster farming

    March 10, 2016

    Lobsterman Jon Rogers views his proposed, eight-acre oyster farm off Orr's Island in Harpswell as a green enterprise that's good for the ocean and a potentially profitable supplemental business, The Times Record reported.

    March 10, 2016

  • Maine Coast live lobster footprint expands to Boston

    March 7, 2016

    A York-based live lobster wholesale company has announced a southern expansion into Boston, Mass. to increase specialty offerings to its New England customer base, as well as provide both international and domestic rapid-ship capabilities from Logan

    March 7, 2016

  • Hey, young people: Here’s 100% student placement, with a water view

    March 7, 2016

    I read your From the Editor column in the Feb. 8 edition of Mainebiz regarding Maine’s young people.

    March 7, 2016

  • With sale of Morris Yachts, Cuyler Morris looks ahead

    Laurie Schreiber March 7, 2016

    Morris Yachts owner Cuyler Morris finalized the sale of his company to The Hinckley Co. on Jan. 1 for an undisclosed price. Morris focused on the daysailer and ocean cruising sailboat markets.

    Laurie Schreiber March 7, 2016

  • A historic $495M year for Maine’s lobster industry

    March 4, 2016

    The year 2015 was another profitable one for the state's lobster industry, as the value of Maine's lobster haul jumped by $37 million to $495 million.

    March 4, 2016

  • Canadian funding will aid two-nation tourism Downeast

    March 2, 2016

    A Canadian project to improve berthing at Welshpool Landing on Canada's Campobello Island at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay is expected to boost gateway possibilities between Maine and Canada.

    March 2, 2016

  • Groundfish fishermen face cost of fishery monitors

    March 2, 2016

    Some of Maine and New England's groundfish fishermen say they might go out of business because the federal government is imposing on them the cost of paying for fishing monitors, the Journal Tribune reported.

    March 2, 2016

  • Questioning our Changing Oceans' panel discussion at forum

    March 1, 2016

    Climate change and its impact on the ocean and the fishing industry is the topic of the March 3 session of the Maine Fishermen's Forum, the Boothbay Register reported.

    March 1, 2016

  • Grand Theft Lobster: Jeffery's Ledge

    February 29, 2016

    A private, nonprofit organization is offering an $11,000 reward for any information about a large-scale lobster theft case near Jeffery's Ledge in the Gulf of Maine.

    February 29, 2016

  • Warm weather cuts smelt season early

    February 25, 2016

    The warm winter weather in Maine is affecting more than just the ski slopes – after having a great season last year, some smelt camps across the state have closed-up shop early for the season, while others have yet to open.

    February 25, 2016

  • Lawmakers endorse stripped-down version of lobster license change

    February 24, 2016

    The Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources of the Maine Legislature voted Wednesday to make modest changes in the rules that control lobster fishing licenses in Maine, side-stepping a more controversial proposal for access to Maine's most

    February 24, 2016

  • Lawmakers eyeing elver season expansions

    February 22, 2016

    The big business of elver fishing in Maine could soon be even bigger, as state lawmakers are currently weighing possible expansions to the season as a way to allow fishermen to reach yearly quotas.

    February 22, 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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