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
Update from the Maine Lobster Promotion Council
First 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
From the Dock: “So you want to know”
First 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
New Recruits: Starting out together in Cape Porpoise
First 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
Draft vertical line rule released: Public meetings scheduled for August
First 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
So You Want to Know: Do lobsters bleed?
First 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
Guest Column: The Upcoming Health Insurance Marketplace
First 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
Guest Column: The University of Maine and offshore wind energy
First 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
From Trap to Plate: Maine’s lobster cooperatives
First 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
In the News: August 2013
First 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