This fall, a new sort of buoy will be bobbing in the water in Downeast Maine. Not made of plastic, not made of wood, the new buoy is made of a surprising material: mushrooms. Abby … Continue reading
Documenting the Working Coast of Maine
By Melissa WatermanThere are two coasts here in Maine. The first coast, as described by John Gillis in his book The Human Shore: Seacoasts in History, is made up of commercial harbors peopled by men … Continue reading
ASMFC Recommends Changes to Lobster Plan to Protect Spawning Stock
The time is fast approaching when Maine lobstermen must weigh in on a proposal to respond to a changing lobster population in the Gulf of Maine. That is the underlying assumption of the Atlantic States … Continue reading
In the News – January 2022
Boothbay residents upset by Monhegan wind project survey New England Aqua Ventus officials met with East Boothbay residents in early December 2021 over concerns about recent unannounced survey work for an underground cable. Diamond Offshore … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead – January 2022
We may remember 2021 as the best and worst of times for Maine’s lobster fishery. Despite the ongoing pandemic, lobstermen had a stellar year on the water with stable landings and historic lobster prices. The … Continue reading
Happy Holidays!
The people of the Maine coast celebrate their connection to the sea at all times of the year, but perhaps most colorfully in the holiday season. From Eastport to York, the small towns and harbors … 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
All hands on deck for Casco Bay Disaster Response Planning Exercise
The Casco Bay Emergency Response Group (CBERG) was created in 2016 to handle large emergencies in and around Casco Bay. The participating municipalities in CBERG are Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth, Long … Continue reading
To Your Health: Avoiding heat exhaustion, stroke while working at sea
Summer is upon us, a time of year many folks look forward to after a New England winter. The days are longer and warmer. It seems as if the heat arrives earlier each year; hot … Continue reading
Guest Column: The Cost of Cutting Access to Healthy Fisheries
In the early 1980s, when I was fishing a dayboat dragger out of Ogunquit, Maine, a noise ordinance came before the town meeting under the terms of which, as we understood them, fishermen would not … Continue reading