A hallmark of the Maine lobster industry is tradition. Lobstermen hand down standards and practices to their children and grandchildren personally, on the boat and on land. Lobstering is not learned from a book or … Continue reading
Category: PeopleWe live in a world of social media. Sometimes we use that world to vent frustrations and attack each other. But often we use it to showcase the beauty of living along the Maine coast … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneousfirst published in Landings, February, 2020 In the summer of 2018, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) and partners at FB Environmental and the University of Maine received a three-year grant from NOAA to assess … Continue reading
Category: Community VoicesCautious optimism greets US-China trade deal The new U.S.-China trade agreement, signed in January, does not eliminate Chinese tariffs, but does require China to buy $32 billion worth of American agricultural products over the next … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneousfirst published in Landings, February, 2020 One of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association’s (MLA) stalwart business members is Smithwick & Mariners Insurance. The company, based in Falmouth, was established in 1986 by Stephen Smithwick and Howard … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneousfirst published in Landings, February, 2020 Maine celebrates its 200th birthday this year. The coast of Maine was inhabited by indigenous people who were later joined by Europeans long before Maine’s incorporation as an independent … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousIn 2019 Maine seafood was once again our state’s leading export commodity. It marks the 6th straight year seafood helped drive Maine’s exports. Through October, Maine exported over $408 million dollars of seafood products globally. … Continue reading
Category: Community VoicesIn late January, lobstermen, seafood dealers, scientists and others from the United States and Canada will gather in the New Brunswick city of Moncton for the Lobster Town Meeting organized by The Lobster Institute at … Continue reading
Category: ProgramsA federal task force convened on December 12 to begin planning how and where to develop offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine. The process was set in motion in January of 2019, when … Continue reading
Category: ManagementOn October 29, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) elected Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher for a two-year term as chair. “It is both a great honor and huge responsibility to be … Continue reading
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