The Maine Ocean School, the state’s latest magnet high school, located in Searsport, hired its first full-time executive director in July. Kylie Bragdon is a fourth-generation lobsterwoman born and raised in Winter Harbor, where she … Continue reading
Category: PeopleHugh Reynolds exudes energy. The president of Stonington-based Greenhead Lobster talks fast, moves fast, and gives the impression of a man who knows where he’s going. And one place he’s going to is Bucksport, where … Continue reading
Category: PeopleAccording to the American Heart Association, nearly half of all adult Americans live with high blood pressure; many people don’t realize they are suffering from it at all. It is possible a person can experience … Continue reading
Category: Health and SafetyThe Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (TRT) met in April 2019 and recommended new regulatory measures for the lobster fishery in the Northeast. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) set a target to reduce … Continue reading
Category: ScienceAquaculture is big news in Maine. Newspaper stories proclaim, “The future looks bright for Maine’s growing aquaculture industry.” Fresh-faced entrepreneurs smile for the cameras in their foul weather gear in front of their cages or … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, ProgramsDuring July Governor Janet Mills and the Maine Congressional delegation expressed strong opposition to the mandate from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requiring additional right whale protections. In April, states with commercial lobster fisheries … Continue reading
Category: WhalesOne of Alison Bramhall’s strongest memories is growing up on the water. With an artistic mother and a sailing father who loved to draw, the Maine shore was Bramhall’s summer oasis and a source of … Continue reading
Category: PeopleThe Land for Maine’s Future Board selected six projects for grants through the Working Waterfront Access Protection Program. The funds are used to purchase development rights which will ensure that the property remains available to … Continue reading
Category: ProgramsPortland’s City Council voted unanimously in late June to support waterfront zoning changes that were recommended by the City’s Waterfront Working Group, and not a weakened version that had been recommended by the Planning Board. … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousAs of June 28, six right whales have been reported dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. On June 26, Transport Canada announced that it would be implementing precautionary speed restrictions. The preliminary necropsy results … Continue reading
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