The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, a nonprofit corporation established by the 2014 Farm Bill, has awarded Coastal Enterprises Inc. a $300,000 research grant to investigate the economic viability of a Japanese scallop production … Continue reading
Category: People, ScienceU.S.-China trade conflicts worry Maine seafood dealers Maine lobster dealers are among a group of U.S. seafood exporters asking federal authorities to keep the lobster industry out of any U.S-China trade war, arguing that putting … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, MLA NewsDuring the last month there has been a fair amount of discussion about accountability measures in the Atlantic mackerel fishery and potential impacts to the herring fishery. As a reminder, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council … Continue reading
Category: Management, PeopleAttention lobstermen: 2017 lobster trap tags are valid from January 1 through May 31, 2018. Fishermen can attach 2018 trap tags before June 1 but must have a 2017 tag attached to the trap as … Continue reading
Category: Management, MLA NewsThe Owls Head home of Scott and Shelley Frothingham shows all the signs of a typical lobsterman’s house. Brightly colored buoys are piled next to the garage. Inside, Scott and his sternman are constructing new … Continue reading
Category: PeopleThe Maine Marine Trades Association (MMTA) has a new leader. Stacey Keefer took over as executive director earlier this year, stepping into the post held by Susan Swanton for more than twenty years. The MMTA … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, ProgramsFor most people, the enrollment process is over after they enroll in a health insurance plan and pay their premium. However, for some of us there are a few more steps we need to take. … Continue reading
Category: MLA NewsThere’s an old Brazilian tale that goes something like this: A fisherman and a businessman are talking in a small village. The businessman asks the fisherman about his day and the fisherman says in the … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeopleMLA Directors Meeting Summary The MLA Board met on May 9 in Belfast. Mary Beth Tooley from the O’Hara Corporation discussed proposed changes under consideration by the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) to the … Continue reading
Category: MLA NewsOut of the frying pan into the fire…. We can now add a pending bait crisis to the list of major issues facing the Maine lobster industry.The MLA has been hard at work informing lobstermen … Continue reading
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