Powassan. Babesiosis. Anaplasmosis. The names sound like some horrible alien species planning to attack Earth. In fact, each is a horrible illness that attacks human beings through the bite of the deer tick.Guess what? Maine … Continue reading
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P.E.I. North Shore Lobster Fishery Closed for Right Whales Lobstermen along Prince Edward Island’s northern shore had to remove gear from the water just three weeks into a two-month season due to a right whale … Continue reading
Massachusetts Testing On-Demand Lobster Gear
This spring, researchers were given an expanded opportunity to test lobster trap gear that eliminates the need for vertical buoy lines in waters traversed by critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.Under the direction of NOAA, … Continue reading
Save the Date: Summer Events Support Maine’s Lobster Industry
There is never a lack of things to do in Maine during the summer, and this season is shaping up to be quite a busy one for those who want to support Maine’s lobster industry. … Continue reading
Inshore Trawl Survey Begins This Month
The annual spring trawl survey conducted by the Department of Marine Resources, will begin in New Hampshire waters on May 1, working its way east to finish up about June 2nd near Cutler/Lubec. We will … Continue reading
Two Coastal Program Grant Programs Open to Applicants
The Department of Marine Resources’ Maine Coastal Program (MCP) and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Municipal Planning Assistance Program (MPAP) are each seeking applications for coastal planning grants totaling $315,000. The two grants … Continue reading
First Land-Based Eel Aquaculture Facility Opens in Waldoboro
American Unagi raises eels in Maine as the only land-based eel aquaculture company in the United States. They source eels from local harvesters in Maine and grow them in a recirculating aquaculture system on the … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead
The lobster industry is grappling with a new era more perilous than anything it has ever experienced. The challenges facing our industry are extremely complex and the stakes are equally high. Whales and offshore wind … Continue reading
New Building Gives New Life to Bowdoin’s Arctic Museum
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, housed in Hubbard Hall at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, was an eerie place. As you entered the Gothic, 120-year-old building, a full-size growling polar bear greeted you, soon followed by a … Continue reading
TO YOUR HEALTH: Stay Vigilant About Carbon Monoxide
It’s colorless and practically odorless. It quickly causes headaches, dizziness, and confusion. Ultimately, it will take your life. Carbon monoxide is no joke. Carla Guenther is chief scientist at the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries … Continue reading