There is so much facing the lobster industry these days that it is almost surreal. The government response to the pandemic has hit the restaurant and entertainment industries particularly hard, resulting in the loss of … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousAt the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative (MLMC) presented a plan for promoting Maine lobster to wholesalers, restaurants, retailers and consumers in 2020. Shortly after, the world changed dramatically as a result … Continue reading
Category: Health and Safety, Miscellaneous, WhalesIn 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
Category: Miscellaneous, MLA NewsFor a town bearing the name “Friendship,” its early history was anything but harmonious. Soon after settlement in 1750, the village, then called Meduncook, became the site of a British military garrison built on appropriately … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, MiscellaneousYou can’t keep a good woman down or, in this case, a girl. Children in Maine’s lobstering families are introduced to the fishery when they are young, and girls are no exception. We offer here … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousAcoustic 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
Category: MiscellaneousIt’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
Category: MiscellaneousMaine’s working waterfront has been a source of worry for many along the coast. Conversion of waterfront property to residential or retail use, reduced access to the water for fishermen, and multiple other assaults on … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, ProgramsWe live in a world of social media. Sometimes we use that world to vent frustrations and attack each other. But often we use it to showcase the beauty of living along the Maine coast … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousCautious optimism greets US-China trade deal The new U.S.-China trade agreement, signed in January, does not eliminate Chinese tariffs, but does require China to buy $32 billion worth of American agricultural products over the next … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous