The Maine Fishermen’s Forum is taking a different approach this year in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Forum board will provide learning opportunities online through collaborative efforts with other marine organizations. Partnerships have … Continue reading
The hardship endured by many during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the fact that all members of our society are in the same boat, so to speak. In addition to the challenges of social isolation … Continue reading
Miss out on some recent news? Check out the January 2021 re-cap of news from New England and beyond. Groups petition Department of Interior for New ClosuresThe Center for Biological Diversity, Conservation Law Foundation, Defenders … Continue reading
Every autumn songbirds and other birds begin their migration to the south. It is a long and perilous journey fraught with danger and fatigue. Thank heavens for lobster boats (and lobstermen), where a tired bird … Continue reading
The Riviera, an 800-foot cruise ship, may have spent the summer tied up to Eastport’s breakwater as a result of the federal government’s no-sail order earlier this year, but other, private vessels, not quite as … Continue reading
In June 2019, Governor Janet Mills created the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative to enable the state of Maine to identify opportunities for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine and to determine how Maine … Continue reading
“Port Clyde, U.S.A.,” reads the T-shirt of a young man sauntering to the wharf. The short phrase encapsulates the view of a small village that knows precisely who and where it is. Port Clyde, part … Continue reading
In this line of work one thing I can always count on is a phone call from a lobsterman telling me just how things are going to be. The subject may be the lobster price, … Continue reading
Acoustic monitors track whales undersea Two passive sound collection programs are underway in the Gulf of Maine to help researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution learn more about … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago so many of us were able to come together during the Maine Fishermen’s Forum. Our world has changed significantly since then. We now live each … Continue reading
