How important is the lobster fishery to the Maine coast? What will be the economic impact of a reduction in the harvest due to regulations or a changing Gulf of Maine? How is lobstering integrated … Continue reading
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Landings: News and Views from Maine’s Lobstering Community
Mission Underway to Retrieve, Recycle Lost Traps along the Coast
A lobster trap has a rough life. Tossed off the side of a lobster boat, bounced around on the bottom by currents and tide, fetched up against rocks, the average lobster trap faces a difficult … Continue reading
NMFS Says Lobster Industry Needs to Do More — Sooner — to Save Right Whales
The lobster industry’s reaction over how to comply with the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) whale conservation mandate has escalated from anxiety to bewilderment. NMFS is telling Maine lobstermen that they haven’t done enough to … Continue reading
Guest Column: DMR end of summer update to lobstermen
As has been the case over the past several years, there is no shortage of issues facing the lobster industry. I am keenly aware what all the uncertainty around right whales does to both the … Continue reading
For Ogunquit Artist, Lobster is Art
They say America is the land of second chances — that certainly has proved true for Ogunquit artist Amy Kelly. Owner of TaleSpinStudio, Kelly produces brilliantly colored large-scale artworks of lobster tails that are selling … Continue reading
Boothbay Harbor Community Turns Out for Successful Save Maine Lobstermen Evening
On August 7, lobstermen, family members, and crowds of people concerned about the future of the lobster fishery turned out for a rollicking evening at Brady’s, a restaurant in Boothbay Harbor, in support of the … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead – September 2022
A few months ago the 10-year right whale conservation plan, which aims to reduce risk to whales by 98% by 2030, seemed a long way off. As a result of a July court ruling on … Continue reading
Save Maine Lobstermen Fundraising Fun in Auburn
The City of Auburn might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of Maine lobster, but it was the location of a fantastically good time on Saturday, August 27 — … Continue reading
To Your Health: Now’s the Time to Protect Your Eyes
The sun has given us a lot to think about this summer. The East Coast has seen near-record heat. The state of Maryland has recently promulgated a heat standard for workers. My neighbors in Manchester, … Continue reading
Eastport Organization Celebrates Twenty Years Reinvigorating Passamaquoddy Region
The fact of the matter is, Eastport is a long way away for most Mainers. An island until the 1930s when a causeway was built, the city of Eastport is a dead end. But not … Continue reading
New Type of Buoy Afloat in Maine Waters
This fall, a new sort of buoy will be bobbing in the water in Downeast Maine. Not made of plastic, not made of wood, the new buoy is made of a surprising material: mushrooms. Abby … Continue reading