First published in Landings, August, 2013. “Boat price is the biggest driver of profitability,” said Alexa Dayton, Community Training and Outreach program manager at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) in Portland. Dayton has … Continue reading
Category: ProgramsFirst published in Landings, August, 2013. The Maine Lobster Promotion Council (MLPC) is working with the media to make sure that customers and end users are seeing positive stories about Maine lobster. Everyone in the … Continue reading
Category: Community VoicesFirst published in Landings, August, 2013. To the Editor: I read the “So You Want to Know” article in the July issue with great interest. I have seen the result of cannibalism in traps and … Continue reading
Category: Community VoicesFirst published in Landings, August, 2013. The Nunan brothers — Cooper, 16, and Ben, 15 — are the two youngest sons in a family of five siblings. They live with their parents, Norm and Lisa … Continue reading
Category: PeopleFirst published in Landings, August, 2013. NMFS proposes to amend the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. The proposed rule revises the management measures for reducing the incidental mortality and serious injury to North Atlantic … Continue reading
Category: ManagementFirst published in Landings, August, 2013. Lobsters are strange creatures – they have a long tube for a heart, a heartbeat that is controlled by nerves, not muscle, and blood that is clear in color. … Continue reading
Category: ScienceFirst published in Landings, August, 2013. Beginning on October 1, those without access to affordable coverage through work will be able to enroll in available qualified health plans on the new Health Insurance Marketplace. As … Continue reading
Category: Community VoicesFirst published in Landings, August, 2013. It seems wind energy is all the rage just now. There’s been a lot of activity in particular in the offshore wind arena. In recent weeks, I’ve been out … Continue reading
Category: Community VoicesFirst published in Landings, August, 2013. Even in the highly traditional world of lobster fishing, things are changing rapidly. Not only is the ocean altering, becoming more acidic and warmer decade by decade, but ways … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousFirst published in Landings, August, 2013. Offshore wind power project on hold Statoil North America decided in July to halt efforts to develop an offshore wind energy project twelve miles off Boothbay Harbor because of … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous