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Fisheries & Marine

  • Salmon effort seeks to restore important fishery

    February 22, 2016

    The Saco Salmon Restoration Alliance and Hatchery will deploy a “cutting-edge” method in its effort to restore salmon runs in the Saco River.

    February 22, 2016

  • Boat business rebounds, but workforce is elusive

    Laurie Schreiber February 22, 2016

    At Sabre Yachts in Raymond, boatbuilding is going gangbusters, a situation largely attributed to the continuous development of new models that use the latest technologies but they are competing with other boatbuilders — and other industries — for a

    Laurie Schreiber February 22, 2016

  • Shellfish harvesters train to combat bacterium

    February 18, 2016

    Harvesters taking oysters or hard-shell clams from the Damariscotta River or buying shellfish from harvesters working on the river are required to attend a training session to help combat Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a bacterium that inhabits brackish

    February 18, 2016

  • FDA inspections shutters seafood processor

    February 16, 2016

    Mill Stream Corp., which operates as Sullivan Harbor Farm, was the subject of a consent decree of permanent injunction after U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors found a number of serious violations at its processing facility where smoked

    February 16, 2016

  • Opponents outnumber supporters of new lobstering proposal at hearing

    February 11, 2016

    As expected, a proposal meant to streamline the process of acquiring a lobster-fishing license in Maine was met with opposition from many veteran lobstermen as it went in front of Maine lawmakers Wednesday.

    February 11, 2016

  • New herring fishing rules to reduce waste

    February 10, 2016

    The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, an interstate regulatory body, said a new rule that requires herring boats to empty their holds before leaving port will reduce waste by encouraging fishermen to harvest the fish in line with market

    February 10, 2016

  • Licensing changes met with opposition by some veteran lobstermen

    February 10, 2016

    Changes could be coming soon to the $1 billion lobster industry of Maine as a new proposal is set to go before the Legislature's Marine Resources Committee to streamline licensing process.

    February 10, 2016

  • Bigelow Laboratory launches venture research centers

    Lori Valigra February 10, 2016

    Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has launched two new Centers for Venture Research that will apply business and project management techniques to its ocean-related research projects to get them into public use more quickly.

    Lori Valigra February 10, 2016

  • Maine’s most productive scallop ground shut down

    February 4, 2016

    As part of the state's conservation plan to conserve and rebuild the scallop resource, the state Department of Marine Resources said it is closing Cobscook Bay, the most productive scallop fishing area in Maine, MPBN reported.

    February 4, 2016

  • Lobster Tough LLC makes bandages using lobster waste

    January 21, 2016

    A new Portland startup is finding yet another use for lobsters and showing that the almost $1 billion Maine industry is still finding new ways to keep innovating a 400 year old legacy.

    January 21, 2016

  • Former Wayfarer Marine co-owner Chandler McGaw killed in accident

    January 21, 2016

    A former part-owner of Wayfarer Marine, Chandler "Sandy" McGaw, was killed in a motorcycle-car accident in Collier County, Fla., on Jan. 17, the PenBay Pilot reported.

    January 21, 2016

  • Tillson Avenue in Rockland the newest site for redevelopment

    January 21, 2016

    Rockland could be in for another wave of resurgence, with the possibility of new development in an 8-acre area on and around Tillson Avenue, The Working Waterfront reported.

    January 21, 2016

  • Lobster industry focuses on marketing

    January 19, 2016

    Lobstermen are reporting an excellent year for both volume of lobster landings and profit for the 2015 fishing season, the Boothbay Register reported.

    January 19, 2016

  • Bigelow Lab grabs $6.2M in awards

    January 14, 2016

    The Harold Alfond Foundation has awarded $3.1 million to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to build a 32-bed student and visiting scientist residence on its East Boothbay Campus. An anonymous donor matched the award. The project is expected to

    January 14, 2016

  • Lawsuit pushes ownership questions over rockweed

    January 13, 2016

    Multiple alleged incidents of illegal rockweed harvesting have provided the catalyst to file a civil lawsuit against Acadian Seaplants, The Quoddy Tides reported.

    January 13, 2016

  • Downeast seafood distributor reports scallops stolen

    January 11, 2016

    Machias Bay Seafood suffered a blow when 700 pounds of scallops, valued at about $10,000, were stolen Wednesday, the Bangor Daily News reported.

    January 11, 2016

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Do you support an increase in Portland's minimum wage?
Poll Description

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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