Last year the Maine Lobster Boat Racing Association held six of its usual 11 races; in most cases the race was the only event to be held in that town during 2020. It was not … Continue reading
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DMR Spring Trawl Survey Begins May 3
The spring inshore trawl survey is scheduled to begin in New Hampshire waters on May 3, working its way east to finish up about June 4 near Cutler/Lubec. The vessel is a white fiberglass Northeast … Continue reading
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Fishermen Speak Out at Augusta Rally Against Offshore Wind Initiatives
Riley Eaton, lobsterman and graduating senior, Deer Isle-Stonington High School“I’m an avid supporter of sustainability renewable energy and keeping our earth green. However I do not believe that sticking windmills in the middle of the … Continue reading
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MLMC Steps up For Maine’s Lobster Industry
The Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative (MLMC) found itself in a delicate situation last year. The Collaborative’s mission is to build demand for Maine lobster. Yet national environmental organizations had focused public attention on the decline … Continue reading
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Guest Column: In a Pandemic Year, Science and Relationships Matter
My favorite work event of the year just happened. It was the Fishermen’s Climate Roundtables. Fishermen’s Climate Roundtables is an annual opportunity for fishermen and scientists to come together and share notes about the past … Continue reading
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Guest Column: All Lobstermen Will be Affected by Wind Energy Array
Welcome to the Zone F meeting to discuss the offshore wind project proposed by the state of Maine.This windmill array is proposed to go somewhere in Zone D, E or F. If you do not … Continue reading
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DMR Lobster Surveys Give Picture of The Future
Many fishermen depend on the Maine Fishermen’s Forum to reconnect with friends and colleagues and get caught up on the latest happenings in lobster management and science. Though the Forum was cancelled this year due … Continue reading
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Lobstermen Deeply Troubled by Proposed Whale Regulations
On May 31, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is under a court order to finalize a series of regulations designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale and to begin implementation of its new … Continue reading
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Guest Column: The Cost of Cutting Access to Healthy Fisheries
In the early 1980s, when I was fishing a dayboat dragger out of Ogunquit, Maine, a noise ordinance came before the town meeting under the terms of which, as we understood them, fishermen would not … Continue reading
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Lobstermen Face Uncertain Future Together
You hear it often among fishermen on Maine’s commercial wharves: “Livin’ the life.” It’s the all-encompassing laconic answer to everything from “How are you?” to “How’d you do yesterday?” Right now Maine lobstermen are living … Continue reading
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