First published in Landings, January, 2020 Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans will hold a gear innovation summit on February 11 and 12, 2020, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. According to DFO, reducing gear interactions with … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousBarton Seaver is known to many Maine residents and visitors for the work he has done with the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative promoting new-shell lobster. Others across the country know him as a proponent of … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousOn October 29, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) elected Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher for a two-year term as chair. “It is both a great honor and huge responsibility to be … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousTalbot promoted to new position Matthew Talbot, an 18-year veteran with the Maine Marine Patrol, was promoted in October to the newly created rank of Captain. “This is a position that will be responsible for … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, MLA NewsLast year my 80-year-old mother had a stroke. While washing her face one morning, cells in her brain’s right hemisphere gave way. Blood flooded the area. Immediately her left side collapsed as messages from the … Continue reading
Category: Health and Safety, Miscellaneous, PeopleMoney for new lobster markets Food Export USA–Northeast will provide $20 million in funding from its Agriculture Trade Promotion Program to all food exporters, with a special focus on helping the New England lobster industry … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousBy Crystal Canney, Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry in Maine. As recent articles in Landings have pointed out, in 2018 it was valued at nearly $72 million. And, over the … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousAs the lobster industry’s marketing arm, the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative (MLMC) enjoys the power of representing a strong and beloved brand. But we also have to address the same challenges that face all sectors … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousThe Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) was established in 1954. In that year a determined group of lobstermen banded together to gain greater control of their fishery and the price paid for their hard work. Since … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousYou may think you are healthy and strong. Yet all it takes is a minuscule, invisible scrap of life called a virus to send you whimpering to your bed or, in some cases, to the … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous