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Author: Melissa Waterman

Governor’s Offshore Wind Plan Frustrates Fishermen

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Melissa Waterman in Wind

Governor Janet Mills surprised many in Maine’s fishing communities when she announced on November 20 her administration’s intent to apply to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a lease to construct an offshore … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project Screeches to a Halt

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Melissa Waterman in Wind

In an abrupt decision, the Bureau of Offshore Energy Management (BOEM) announced on December 15 that the application process for Vineyard Wind, a wind energy development in federal waters off Massachusetts, was terminated. The final … Continue reading →

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Guest Column: Reflections of 2020 in The Rear View Mirror

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Col. Jay Carroll, Maine Marine Patrol in Community Voices

In a few more months, I will have been working out of DMR’s Augusta Office (more affectionately referred to as “the bait shed”) for two years and I wonder where the time has gone? When … Continue reading →

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Guest Column: 2020 — The Year of Challenges

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Jeff Bennett in Business & Economics

I ended last year’s guest column optimistically looking ahead to 2020, to ending the uncertainties of 2019. Few could have predicted that in addition to ongoing trade policy challenges, the world would face a global … Continue reading →

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Maine Fishermen’s Forum 2021

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Maine Fishermen's Forum Staff in Community Voices

Recent Updates and Information. The In-person Forum has been canceled. The Maine Fishermen’s Forum has been serving the commercial fishing community of Maine for over 45 years, and even though they are unable to host … Continue reading →

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Steaming Ahead – January 2021

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Patrice McCarron in MLA News

The Year in Review I’m not sure that Franklin D. Roosevelt had the Maine lobster industry in mind when he said, “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and … Continue reading →

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Funds Help Maine Transition to 100% Harvester Reporting

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Melissa Waterman in Management

In December 2019, $1.6 million in federal funds were re-appropriated to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to support recovery actions for the North Atlantic right whale. The funds are intended to assist the … Continue reading →

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Good-bye 2020: An End of the Year Wrap-up from DMR

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Patrick Keliher, Department of Marine Resources Commissioner in Community Voices

As 2020 slowly draws to a close, I’d like to share with you one last monthly update on the work of Maine DMR before we close the books on a year of challenges. Policy and … Continue reading →

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DMR Struggling with Aquaculture Application Backlog

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Anne Berleant in Aquaculture

First published by the Ellsworth American and reprinted with permission Like nearly every facet of life, the pandemic has affected the state aquaculture industry, the Maine Aquaculture Advisory Council made clear in a virtual meeting … Continue reading →

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To Your Health: Hand & Wrist Injuries Can Be Avoided

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Scott Fulmer, ScD and Ann Backus, MS in Health and Safety

Lobstermen use their hands and wrists more intensively than workers in many other jobs. The actions of hauling traps, removing the lobsters, measuring, banding, tossing back undersized lobsters, rebaiting, closing the trap and resetting involve … Continue reading →

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