When you think about Maine aquaculture, you probably think about salmon, shellfish or seaweed. Interest in these species certainly continues to grow, but that’s not the whole story. Among Maine aquaculturists there are a few … Continue reading
Category: Management, People, ScienceIn October the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) concluded its assessment of the risk that Maine lobstermen present to North Atlantic right whales and released the state’s plan to reduce that risk. In a letter … Continue reading
Category: Management, People, WhalesIn my day-to-day work for commercial fishermen on the West Coast I often find the similarities between political issues facing Northern California fisheries and those facing Maine fisheries are striking. In my first column for … Continue reading
Category: Management, PeopleOn August 30, the MLA notified the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that we would not be a part of their effort to put the full responsibility for the right whale decline on the lobster … Continue reading
Category: MLA News, People, WhalesAs a child, Jeff Grenier, 41, discovered the ocean. That wasn’t hard to do in a place like Friendship. “My grandfather’s rowing skiff was tied up at Harlan Wallace’s wharf [now part of the Friendship … Continue reading
Category: PeopleThe Maine Ocean School, the state’s latest magnet high school, located in Searsport, hired its first full-time executive director in July. Kylie Bragdon is a fourth-generation lobsterwoman born and raised in Winter Harbor, where she … Continue reading
Category: PeopleHugh Reynolds exudes energy. The president of Stonington-based Greenhead Lobster talks fast, moves fast, and gives the impression of a man who knows where he’s going. And one place he’s going to is Bucksport, where … Continue reading
Category: PeopleOne of Alison Bramhall’s strongest memories is growing up on the water. With an artistic mother and a sailing father who loved to draw, the Maine shore was Bramhall’s summer oasis and a source of … Continue reading
Category: PeopleMark Murry, who has served as a Marine Patrol Officer for 20 years, the last 17 of which as a Specialist, has been promoted to Sergeant of Section Five, which runs from Hancock to Jonesboro. … Continue reading
Category: PeopleOn June 5, the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) hosted its annual meeting at the newly renovated Maine Beer Company in Freeport. Members elected the 2019 board of directors and selected officers for the organization. … Continue reading
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