There’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 … Continue reading
Category: Management, MLA NewsIn May, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) was awarded a three-year, $714,000 grant by the National Marine Fisheries Service Section 6 Species Recovery Grant program to assess the use of vertical lines in fixed … Continue reading
Category: Management, ScienceRight whales visit Maine coast Two North Atlantic right whales were seen briefly off the southern Maine coast in mid-May. People at Wells Beach and Long Sands Beach in York reported seeing a right whale … Continue reading
Category: ScienceIn March the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative was authorized by the Maine Legislature for another three years. It will be 2021 before the Legislature will consider the Collaborative again. As I told the Legislature, every … Continue reading
Category: Community VoicesWith the sharp focus this summer on North Atlantic right whales, a logical question to ask is: why is it so hard to figure out where the whales are? Wouldn’t it make sense to tag … Continue reading
Category: ScienceAs it has during its 64-year history, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) is once again seeking a place at the table for Maine’s lobstermen in the face of potentially crippling new regulations from federal fisheries … Continue reading
Category: Management, MLA NewsMaine is home to more than 4,800 licensed lobstermen operating along the coast. Those lobstermen represent fishing traditions that go back more than one hundred years. Within the small towns that dot the Maine coast, … Continue reading
Category: Management, PeopleArtist Matt Barter grew up in a creative Bar Harbor family, headed by his father, the artist Philip Barter. As a young man, he worked as an apprentice in his father’s studio, learning the mechanics … Continue reading
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