Krista Tripp grew up and still lives in Spruce Head, Maine. She recently received her lobster license after spending 12 years on the Zone D lobster license waiting list while working as a sternman for … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeopleBob Bayer, 74, did not set out to be a renowned lobster scientist. Bayer, who grew up in New York, started out in high school working in the summer on a dairy farm in Austerlitz, … Continue reading
Category: PeopleCombine sunshine, a great view over the water on Bailey’s Island, and good food and drink, and you have a recipe for success. Add overwhelming support for lobstermen in need and you have the third … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, PeopleCameron Murphy, 26, started lobstering on Long Island when he was 13. He had five traps and was sponsored by local lobsterman Tommy Marr. His father is a merchant seaman and food processing engineer and … Continue reading
Category: Management, PeopleThe University of Maine announced in late August that Dr. Richard A. Wahle would become the next director of the Lobster Institute effective September 1. Wahle is a research professor in the University’s School of … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, PeopleJames Milne Knott, founder of Riverdale Mills Corporation, passed away on August 16 at the age of 88. Knott was born in 1929 in Brighton, Massachusetts. He starred as a high school wrestler at The … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeopleMaine is famous for delicious lobsters, and people all over the world crave these crustaceans. With such high demand, exporting is a great way to expand a business by increasing market size, providing the opportunity … Continue reading
Category: Management, PeopleFor Sarah Redmond, 38, seaweed is a passion. During her childhood in Litchfield, Maine, Redmond grew fond of gardening. Her family spent summers camping on Hermit Island near Bath and at other sites along the … Continue reading
Category: Community Voices, PeopleThis month the MLA says good-bye to Bridget Thornton, the MLA’s health insurance Navigator. Thornton came to the MLA just eleven months ago from the Massachusetts Chapter of the ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Association, where … Continue reading
Category: MLA News, PeopleJarod Bray, 34, is a matter-of-fact man. He and his father, Joe Bray, fish the waters around Matinicus Island, as both his grandfathers did before him. He began lobstering when he was 16 and slowly … Continue reading
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