Maine’s maritime past and the future came together on the Kennebec River in Bath one cold day in November. From her third-floor office in the Maine Maritime Museum (MMM), museum director Amy Lent gestured toward … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeopleTraps across Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 25 came out of the water on October 10, marking the end of a mixed bag of a fall lobster season. On the Summerside waterfront, Merrill Montgomery, captain of … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeopleOn October 4, the Maine Seafood Industry Gubernatorial Forum took place at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. The two-hour public event was hosted by the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, the Maine … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, Miscellaneous, PeopleBy November 1, individuals currently enrolled in health insurance plans through the Marketplace Exchange should get two letters: one from your current insurance company and one from the Marketplace. Together they explain your 2019 coverage … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, Healthcare & InsuranceAlthough lobster sales to the industry’s major markets outside North America have taken a hit in 2018, the industry remains resilient. Lobster dealers continue to diversify into new markets and to seize new marketing opportunities. … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeopleTake a minute to listen at any of Maine’s hundreds of lobster wharves. What word do you hear again and again? “Bait.” Maine lobstermen are obsessed with bait, and for good reason. Actions this fall … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, MLA NewsKrista Tripp grew up and still lives in Spruce Head, Maine. She recently received her lobster license after spending 12 years on the Zone D lobster license waiting list while working as a sternman for … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeoplePatrick Shepard, 30, grew up in a fishing family in Stonington, Maine. He graduated high school in 2006, went to college and returned home to work for the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries. This interview … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, ProgramsWhat a spectacular summer! A bit muggy at times, but who’s complaining? As we head into another fall there are always issues on the table for Marine Patrol and Maine fishermen. Here are just a … Continue reading
Category: Community VoicesIn the early 2000s, Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) submitted a report to the Maine State Planning Office’s Coastal Program called “Preserving Commercial Fishing Access: A Study of Working Waterfronts in 25 Maine Communities.” The investigators … Continue reading
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