Would you like to live next to a pig farm? Or a rock and gravel pit? Probably not — the smell or the noise would make your quality of life poor. That’s why municipalities use … Continue reading
Category: Management, PeopleIt’s not hard to spot Willis Spear in a crowd. A weathered man with broad shoulders and rugged hands, Spear, 67, exudes a quiet authority in any situation. For more than 30 years he has … Continue reading
Category: PeopleIn early 2012, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled the “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” Compass. This digital report includes maps, data, photos, videos, stories, and case studies, and details USDA support for … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeopleThe Maine lobster fishery is the mainstay of the coast. Since 2008, Maine lobstermen have landed more than 1 billion pounds of lobster (1,097,686,000), pumping a huge amount of money into the state’s coastal towns … Continue reading
Category: MLA News, PeopleMary Coombs, 46, is a Bailey Island native and the longtime manager of Cook’s Lobster and Ale House. Casual, friendly and down-to-earth is how family members and fishermen alike describe her, a bubbly and animated … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeopleIt’s been twenty years since whale protection measures were put in place for Maine lobstermen through the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. Yet in 2017, 17 North Atlantic right whales died as a result … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeopleIt’s rare to find a boat that nearly every fisherman would term “pretty” but in the case of Bajupa, that phrase rings true. Built in 1946 by Robert Rich, proprietor of Bass Harbor Boat Company, … Continue reading
Category: PeopleAfter a four-year hiatus, lobstermen will again be hauling in prizes at the Harpswell Lobster Boat Races. The races will take place Sunday, July 29, at Pott’s Harbor beginning at 10 a.m. There will be … Continue reading
Category: People, ProgramsWhat’s not to like on the Maine coast in July? Blue skies, almost warm water, picnics and clam bakes and lobster boat races abound. It’s time to get outside and enjoy what the coast has … Continue reading
Category: MLA News, PeopleOne of the most critical issues facing the lobster sector in North America is how we work together to manage fishery interactions with the North Atlantic right whales (NARW). It goes without saying that the … Continue reading
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