Maine’s lobster industry is in a fight for its life and it’s up to all of us to do what we can to help save it.We all know the problem. Under a court mandate, the … Continue reading
Cobscook Bay Scallop Season Underway
The boats aren’t large, nothing like the giant steel vessels that search for scallops from southern ports like New Bedford. Cobscook Bay’s scallop fishermen go to sea throughout the winter, facing the dual threats of … Continue reading
Guest Column: Dark Cloud Headed Our Way Too Soon
I have always been a naturally optimistic person, looking for the positive in every situation. Ask me what I think the lobster price will be next week and my response usually is “Hopefully it will … Continue reading
Guest Column – We cannot win this battle without your support
It’s never easy to ask for help. But the truth is if all of us whose livelihoods depend on Maine’s lobster industry don’t step up in a big way, we are all in deep trouble. … Continue reading
Guest Column: A tough time to predict the future
I came across this quote from Mark Twain the other day: “Predictions are difficult, especially when it involves the future.” Not a day goes by that I don’t hear a question from a fisherman about … Continue reading
In The News – December
Gulf of Maine Research Institute Buys Portland’s Union Wharf Union Wharf, part of Portland’s working waterfront for 228 years, is being purchased by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) to maintain access for fishermen, … Continue reading
So, What’s in Your Trap?
Part of the lure of lobstering is that moment when the trap breaks over the rail in a splash of salt water. What is inside? Of course, every lobsterman is hoping for a trap packed … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead – July 2021
In late May the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published the final Biological Opinion. The Final Whale Rule, however, won’t be released until at least September. The substance of the Biological Opinion is nearly identical … Continue reading
Guest Column: What does “mental health support for fishermen” mean?
I can’t hear very well in my left ear, and my husband can’t hear well at all in his left ear either. I lost some of my hearing because I had so many ear infections … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead | May 2021
The Maine lobster industry finally has something to feel good about. On April 28, hundreds of fishermen, families and business people joined together outside of the Augusta Civic Center to oppose offshore wind development. The … Continue reading