Cheryl Clegg is a professional photographer based in Waltham, Massachusetts, who lives in Gouldsboro each year. As she learned more about the regulatory storm related to right whales that lobstermen were facing and the decision … Continue reading
Maine Fishermen’s Forum Returns in March – In Person
After a two-year hiatus, the Maine Fishermen’s Forum will return to the Samoset Resort in Rockport this year. The three-day event will take place from March 2 – 4. The Maine Lobstermen’s Association will hold … Continue reading
In the News – January 2023
New publication offers tips on working waterfront life“Scuttlebutt: How to Live and Work in a Waterfront Community” is a new guide created by the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, featuring Harpswell and aimed at educating the … Continue reading
Concern for Future Spurs Action Among Lobstermen’s Families
For lobstering families in Maine, 2022 was not a good year. Prices for lobsters were low, a sharp drop from the previous year. The cost of fuel and bait skyrocketed in the spring and never … Continue reading
Generous Islesford Gathering Raises $20,000 for Save Maine Lobstermen
By Barbara FernaldFirst published in Working Waterfront. Reprinted with permission. On July 8, I received an e-mail from the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) asking if [my husband] Bruce and I knew someone who would be … Continue reading
Giving Becomes A Christmas Tradition
Back in 2013, Noah Ames had an idea. His family celebrated Christmas on December 24. After the presents were all opened, he, his wife and three children were sitting around amidst the clutter of gift … Continue reading
MLA Wins Expedited Review of Whale Rules
Former U.S. Solicitor General joins MLA’s legal team First published in Landings, November 2022 A federal appeals court has sided with the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) in granting its request to expedite consideration of its … Continue reading
Guest Column: A 50-year Perspective on the Maine Lobster Fishery
I have been looking back at what fishing was like in 1973, the year I founded Commercial Fisheries News. The differences are stunning, even to someone like me who reported on those changes, sold ads … Continue reading
Save Maine Lobstermen Campaign Grows Ever More Important
First published in Landings, November 2022 Anger about the Monterey Aquarium Seafood Watch’s ill-informed listing of American lobster as a “red list” seafood species coupled with frustration stemming from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) … Continue reading
History of navigation stored in Osher Map Library
First published in Landings November, 2022 Fishermen need to know where they are when they are on the water. For some older fishermen, that knowledge is hardwired into them by years of attention using a … Continue reading